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

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.

Book details

• Author: Marc Helmold; Ay?e Küçük Y?lmaz; Triant Flouris; Thomas Winner; Violeta Cvetkoska; Tracy Dathe
• Publisher: Springer
• eText ISBN: 9783031101045
• Print ISBN: 9783031101038
• Format: Reflowable Layout
• Language: en
• Copyright: 2022