Lean Organization: from the Tools of the Toyota Production System to Lean Office
Lean Organization for Excellence describes the right way to implement lean thinking inside both manufacturing and service industries. After explaining the origins of the concept and discussing 'wastes' and value added, the book aims to set out a precise p
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Andrea Chiarini
Lean Organization: from the Tools of the Toyota Production System to Lean Office
Andrea Chiarini Chiarini & Associates Bologna Italy
ISSN 2280-1464 ISSN 2280-2088 (electronic) ISBN 978-88-470-2509-7 ISBN 978-88-470-2510-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-88-470-2510-3 Springer Milan Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012935549 # Springer-Verlag Italia 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
For my wife and my children, Rosita, Anna Laura, Pier Francesco and Gian Mattia
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Preface
This is a book about the so-called Lean Thinking derived from the Toyota Production System. Nowadays many books and papers deal with the subject, especially books concerning the operative tools of the Toyota Production System. So how will this book try to bring more knowledge to its readers? The book presents a complete journey, top-down and bottom-up, for implementing Lean inside an organization with the scope of achieving economic and financial results. The title of this book, From the Tools of the Toyota Production System to Lean Office, indicates that the book intends to propose a complete pattern, starting from the strategic objectives to the production.
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