How Companies Win with Design Thinking, Agile, and Lean Startup
The transition from physical stores to smartphones is evolving beyond service and convenience, now emphasizing public health concerns. This shift, already noticeable in certain sectors, is expected to rapidly expand across various industries, highlighting the growing importance of digital solutions in maintaining health standards and adapting to new consumer needs.
A Plain-Language Guide to the World's Most Powerful Production System
The book features an organized table of contents that outlines its structure, providing readers with a clear overview of the topics covered. Each section is designed to guide readers through the material, ensuring easy navigation and understanding of the subject matter. This thoughtful arrangement reflects the author's intent to present information in a logical and accessible manner, enhancing the overall reading experience.
Based on the author's years of experience working with Toyota's master teachers and with companies in the midst of great change, this book follows the story established in the Shingo Prize-winning book, Andy & Me. Using a compelling novel format, Andy & Me and the Hospital: Further Adventures on the Lean Journey demonstrates how to apply Lean thinking in a healthcare setting. As readers progress through the story, they discover the way of thinking and behavioral changes required to successfully implement Toyota Production System (TPS) methods, tools, and thinking in the healthcare industry and beyond.
Through a collection of prose, observations, and conversations, Pascal Dennis shares his unique insights gained from extensive global travel and business consulting. The work invites readers to engage with the author's reflections, fostering a deeper understanding of the world. Aimed at business leaders, managers, and specialists, it provides a refreshing change of pace and perspective, encouraging the application of its insights in various professional contexts.
Winner of the Shingo Prize for Excellence in Quality Improvement -From the Shingo judges: This work has an extremely widespread application as the tools, techniques, and methods described are at a level that achieves the goals of Lean and operational excellence without tying them down to a specific industry or work stream.
Emphasizes practicality and a can do attitude in the face of the various challenges, big and small. This title contains study questions that highlight critical leadership lessons and includes corresponding notes that provide up- front guidance.