Lean Enterprise Systems: Using IT for Continuous ImprovementISBN: 978-0-471-67784-0
Hardcover
456 pages
October 2005
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Foreword (C. Ptak).
Preface: The Goal of this Book.
PART I: BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE LEAN ENTERPRISE.
1. Lean and IT: The Human Factor.
2. Realizing the Value of Lean.
3. Three Stages of Lean Evloution.
4. Fundamentals of Production and Inventory Management.
5. Lean Planning and Execution.
PART II: BUILDING BLOCKS OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
6. Charting the Enterprise Software Universe.
7. Integrating the Value Streams.
8. Managing Knowledge for Competitive Advantage.
PART III: MANAGING CHANGE WITH IT.
9. The Event-Driven Lean Enterprise.
10. Linking Strategy with Action: Performance Management.
11. Lean IT: Applying Continuous Improvement to Information Systems.
Postscript: Zen and the Art of Lean Manufacturing.
Acknowledgements.
Acronyms.
Endnotes.
Index.