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This book guides process-industry professionals from the implementation of the basic foundations of Continuous Improvement (CI) through to an organization where CI is a "way of life" and a defining feature of the culture of the organization. The readers of this book are seeking solutions to such pressing issues as: • Eliminating accidents and near misses. • Reducing customer complaints. • Improving customer delivery performance. • Elimination of accidents and near misses. • Reducing customer complaints. • Improving customer delivery performance. • Introducing new products. • Improving staff productivity. • Removing costs to meet the budget. • Dealing with absence and poor morale. • Improving staff retention. This book provides them with guidance on how to address issues in these areas in a way that enables improvements to be realized quickly but not at the expense of a long-term goal of a sustainable Continuous Improvement culture. In addition, this book presents the implementation of CI as a cyclical journey with no endpoint. The stages are ordered in a sequence that enables the reader to get started in their area of the company and build up the elements without the need for an overall organizational strategy at the beginning. Continuous Improvement is a vast subject with many takes on principles, approaches, and tools. This book is about how all the fundamentals of these areas fit together and, as such, covers only some of them. However, within the bibliography, I have signposted the books that have guided me during my career and which go into the principles, approaches, and tools further.

Production management. --- Industrial productivity. --- Continuous improvement process. --- Manufacturing processes.

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Total quality management. --- Continuous improvement process. --- Organizational change.

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When done well, implementing the principles found in the Cultural Enablers dimension of the Shingo Model leads to an organizational culture that assures a safe environment, places a special emphasis on the development of its people, and engages and empowers everyone in the pursuit of continuous improvement. This fifth book of the Shingo Model series is laid out in a format similar to a Shingo workshop. You'll find chapters devoted to both of the principles, examples from organizations from around the world, an overview of key systems and ideal behaviors, and a few expanded case studies to aid your learning. Cultural Enablers is designed to help all organizations on their journey towardexcellence. You will better understand the concepts of respect and humility, and how these two principles can be brought to life through the creation of your own ideal behaviors. Although the systems listed here are not exhaustive, you'll discover an overview of a few systems that are critical to developing a world-class culture of continuous improvement that is characterized by high levels of engagement and daily problem solving.

Corporate culture. --- Humility. --- Organizational effectiveness. --- Continuous improvement process.

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Long description: Illustrierter Leitfaden für echte Business-Agilität! Erfrischend ehrlich und inspirierend Praxisnah und innovativ Erfolgreich mit dem Flight-Levels-Konzept Klaus Leopold zeigt in Wort und Illustration, was bei vielen agilen Transformationen falsch läuft und warum die ersehnten Verbesserungen ausbleiben. Sie erfahren aber auch, wie man aus der Sackgasse wieder herauskommt und was Sie mit Hilfe des Flight-Levels-Denkmodells tun können, um erst gar nicht in die Sackgasse einzubiegen und das Ziel »mehr Business-Agilität« doch noch zu erreichen. In der 2. Auflage finden Sie eine erweiterte und aktualisierte Erklärung des Flight-Levels-Denkmodells. Mit diesem Modell zeigt Klaus Leopold Unternehmen weltweit, wie sie die Fallen der lokalen Optimierung und Skalierungsblaupausen umgehen können und wo sich stattdessen die Hebel für echte, individuelle Business-Agilität verbergen. So viel vorab: Starten Sie nicht mit der Agilisierung von Teams – das spart Nerven und sehr viel Geld! Biographical note: Dr. Klaus Leopold ist Informatiker und unterstützt als Topmanagement-Berater seit mehr als zehn Jahren Unternehmen auf der ganzen Welt dabei, sich agil am Markt zu bewegen. Das Flight-Levels-Modell hat Klaus entwickelt, weil er in der Praxis von agilen Transformationen immer wieder ein Phänomen beobachtet: Zwar werden Teams »agilisiert«, aber diese lokalen Optimierungen ergeben in Summe kein agiles Business. Wie man diesen Irrtum von Anfang an vermeidet und was bei der Ausrichtung einer Organisation auf die Anforderungen des Marktes für echte Wendigkeit sorgt, zeigt er in seinem Buch »Agilität neu denken«. In seinen frühen Jahren in der Agile Community hat sich Klaus intensiv mit Kanban beschäftigt und mit »Kanban in der Praxis« und als Co-Autor von »Kanban in der IT« zwei Standardwerke zu diesem Thema verfasst. Heute liegt sein Fokus aber darauf, mit dem Flight-Levels-Modell einen Denkrahmen ohne Vorschriften zu bieten, mit dem Organisationen ihren individuellen Weg zu mehr Business-Agilität finden können. Seine Gedanken, Erlebnisse und Erkenntnisse teilt er auf dem Blog von www.leanability.com sowie unter @klausleopold auf Twitter.

Just-in-time systems. --- Continuous improvement process. --- Transformational leadership. --- Job enrichment.

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Mr. Rogo, a plant manager, must improve his factory's efficiency or face its closing in just three months. Despite the fictional setting, Goldratt's novel has become a classic business and management text.

Theory of constraints (Management) --- Continuous improvement process --- Strategic planning --- Manufacturing industries --- Business --- Progress