Intelligence is wasted on problems that themselves have been caused by an excess of intelligence. Lean Brain Management strives toward uncompromising Lean Brain Quality. Lean Brain stands for consistent economization of intelligence in all realms of life: Intelligent systems will only be...

Redundant employees. Storerooms full of extra stock "in case we need it." Marketing money sprayed in all directions in the vain hope it will create customers. Duplicate IT systems. HR policies that fatten the corporate waistline rather than keeping it trim. Budgeting exercises that result in...

This Minibook is a brief guide for Green Belt during a Lean Six Sigma project management or for Kaizen Leader during a process improvement activity. Through both its theoretical concepts and practical examples it is a pocket book for a quick consultancy. Authors idea comes from companies needs...

Chapter 1: Get into the Entrepreneurial Mindset -- Part 1: Five Lessons from Lean Startup Thinking -- Chapter 2: Start with the Customer in Mind -- Chapter 3: Define and Communicate Mission and Vision -- Chapter 4: Synthesize an Integrative Operating Model -- Chapter 5: Identify Metrics that...

“This study provides an excellent, detailed view of how improvement concepts such as Lean and Agile can be operationalised within a healthcare environment. The carefully crafted analysis provides a unique insight to what operations management and supply chain management thinking can contribute...

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 path of action. To this end, the so-called...

Timo Waurick untersucht die Wirkung der Werkzeuge des Lean Six Sigmas auf Basis umfassender empirischer Daten mit Hilfe einer PLS-Analyse. Mit dem untersuchten Kausalmodell belegt Timo Waurick erstmals wissenschaftlich die gemeinsame Wirkung der Methodenwerkzeuge auf Produktivität und...

Einleitung: Ihr Nutzen von Lean Six Sigma -- Einleitung: Ihr Nutzen von Lean Six Sigma -- Voraussetzungen für Lean Six Sigma -- Die vier Schlüssel zu Lean Six Sigma -- Schlüssel #1: Erfreuen Sie Ihre Kunden durch Geschwindigkeit und Qualität -- Schlüssel #2: Verbessern Sie Ihre Prozesse --...