ABSTRACT

Bring Lean Improvements to the Administrative Areas of Your Organization!

Extending their eight-step process to the realization of a lean office, Tapping and Shuker use a customer service case studyto illustrate the effectiveness of the value stream storyboard.This popular volume provides organizations with a proven system for implementing lean principles in the office. In addition to providing a thorough overview of basic lean concepts, this book details methods for identifying the administrative activities in need of attention. To address these, it applies the eight-step process for removing waste and reorganizing workflow. Accompanying the book are downloadable resources containing a lean assessment tool, a storyboard template, charts, a team charter, and worksheets.

Along with this book you receive downloadable resources containing a lean assessment tool, a storyboard template, useful charts, a team charter, forms, reports, and worksheets!

chapter |6 pages

Overview

chapter |8 pages

Introduction

chapter |18 pages

Step 1. Commit to Lean

chapter |8 pages

Step 2. Choose the Value Stream

chapter |14 pages

Step 3. Learn About Lean

chapter |14 pages

Step 4. Map the Current State

chapter |14 pages

Step 5. Identify Lean Metrics

chapter |8 pages

Step 7. Create Kaizen Plans

chapter |4 pages

Step 8. Implement Kaizen Plans