Management for Professionals: Best-Practice Examples and Industry Insights from Japanese Concepts

Helmold, Marc; Küçük Yılmaz, Ayşe; Flouris, Triant; Winner, Thomas; Cvetkoska, Violeta; Dathe, Tracy

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.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2022-08-31

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783031101038

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-10104-5

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 278