The evolution of lean thinking at K-Way : where to next? / Fatima Hamdulay, (Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa), and Himanshu Vidhani, (University of Chicago Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA and an MBA at the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa). where to next? /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bingley, U.K. :
Emerald Publishing Limited,
2018.
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| Series: | Emerald emerging markets case studies,
volume 8, issue 1 |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/EEMCS-03-2017-0046 |
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| Item Description: | Understanding lean thinking as a management system and not a mere set of tools for waste reduction, while recognizing the importance of waste reduction. An understanding of how to entrench lean thinking in an organization after initial adoption with specific emphasis on the following: Kata and scientific thinking - what it is and how it can be employed; Hoshin Kanri/Strategy Deployment - what it is and how it can be used; Leader Standard Work, what it is and how it can be used. Consider responses for a company that has been on a lean journey for 10 years, with a focus on how (or if) lean leaders can withdraw from the operation. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (4 pages) : 24 illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISSN: | 2045-0621 ; |
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