Winner Of The 2007 Shingo Prize For Excellence In
Manufacturing Research! At the heart of Lean and Six
Sigma is the same, unique business operating system:
hoshin kanri. It is a method of strategic planning and a
tool for managing complex projects, a quality operating
system geared to ensuring that organizations faithfully
translate the voice of the customer into new products,
and a business operating system that ensures reliable
profit growth. The true power of hoshin kanri, however,
is two-fold -- it is a superior organizational learning
method as well as a competitive resource development
system. Hoshin Kanri for the Lean Enterprise, by Tom
Jackson, explains how you can implement, identify and
manage the critical relationships among your markets,
design characteristics, production systems, and
personnel to satisfy your customers and beat your
competition. This practical workbook provides- A new
understanding of hoshin kanri as a grand experimental
design implemented through a system of team agreements.
Clear explanations of the steps of hoshin kanri. A
measure of overall business effectiveness used to
determine the focus of corporate strategy.A new,
improved X-matrix that incorporates a lean ''balanced
scorecard'' for identifying improvement opportunities
and converting them readily into bottom line results as
a value stream P&L in terms that financial managers
and accountants can understand and support. A CD
containing forms, meeting agendas, and examples of
X-matrices that serve marketing and design engineering
as well as manufacturing. This workbook will show you
the mechanics of implementing hoshin kanri, so that you
can systematically improve your brand equity, implement
Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma, and integrate your
suppliers into a Lean and Six Sigma organization. |
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