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Flow in the Office: Implementing and Sustaining Lean Improvements


For many years, Lean initiatives have generated staggering improvements on the shop floor. Currently, however, many managers and business leaders now want these Lean benefits incorporated into non-traditional environments such as service and transactions. This book shows you how to practically translate and transition Lean manufacturing principles into the office.

In Flow in the Office, Carlos Venegas confirms that the competitive advantage will go to those … More >>

Flow in the Office: Implementing and Sustaining Lean Improvements

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The System Integration Process for Accelerated Development


The System Integration Process for Accelerated Development explains how the integration of simultaneous engineering processes into the higher-level strategic business process, can help accelerate the conversion of an idea into a finished product, resulting in a key competitive advantage. Although examples in this book center on the development of the combustion engine, the processes and models presented are transferable to virtually any other mass-produced artic… More >>

The System Integration Process for Accelerated Development

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Set-Up-Time Reduction: Shorter Lead Time, Lower Inventories, On-Time Delivery, The Ability to Change Quickly


Every company is feeling the pressure to be more responsive to the needs of their customers, to repsond to the increased competition in the global marketplace, and to adjust to ever-shortening product life cycles. Today, the most agile manufacturing organizations are using a reductiion in their set-up times to capture the competitive advantage that increased agility offers. Although many companies have made impressive strides axross the board by implementing a Just-… More >>

Set-Up-Time Reduction: Shorter Lead Time, Lower Inventories, On-Time Delivery, The Ability to Change Quickly

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