Das Management von Produktionsunternehmungen steht vor dem Problem, dass die Ableitung von strategischen Plänen in operative Handlungsmöglichkeiten und deren Umsetzung vielfach nicht zum gewünschten Erfolg führen. Die aus dem Strategieprozess entwickelten Zielvorstellungen finden häufig...

In order to stay efficient, companies need to improve their existing business processes on a continuous basis. To ensure competitive edge, it is essential for companies to adapt radically to new business opportunities and when external demands change. However, experience and research show that...

The management of shop floor behavior plays a critical role for the success of operational improvement programs, which rely on the workers that perform the direct value creation tasks. But what precisely should managers do to influence that behavior constructively? In the corresponding stream of...