Lean Management, Kaizen, Kata and Keiretsu: Best-Practice Examples and Industry Insights from Japanese Concepts (Management for Professionals)

This book provides a holistic and practical approach to Japanese concepts of lean management throughout the business value chain. It explains principles like Kaizen, Kata or Keiretsu in a pragmatic and logical way with many industry examples and case studies. The authors describe comprehensively how lean management enables companies to concentrate on value-adding activities and processes to achieve a long-term, sustainable competitive advantage. Moreover, the book shows how lean management principles are ultimately applied in industries like aviation, civil engineering, automotive, healthcare, education and other industries.

• | Author: Marc Helmold, Ayse Küçük Yilmaz, Triant Flouris, Thomas Winner, Violeta Cvetkoska, Tracy Dathe
• | Publisher: Springer
• | Publication Date: Aug 31, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 305 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Business & Economics
• | ISBN-10: 3031101030
• | ISBN-13: 9783031101038