Lean Culture Collected Practices and Cases

p The hard part of implementing a lean transformation, according to most experts, is dealing with the i "soft" /i issues, such as culture change. Getting employees to live and breathe lean -- actively supporting and buying into lean concepts and philosophy, always searching for ways to eliminate waste, and continuously improving processes and providing greater value for customers -- is the real challenge when building and sustaining a lean culture. /p p b i Lean Culture: Collected Practices and Cases /i /b provides a variety of case studies taken from articles previously published in i Lean Manufacturer Advisor /i: the monthly newsletter by Productivity Press. All focus on cultural issues, ranging from the role of top management, to training and development of workers and managers, to building buy-in and to sustaining the culture. /p h3 Highlights include: /h3 ul li Practical, in-depth descriptions of cultural issues in a lean transformation, written in a conversational, easy-to-read style. /li li Many case studies unavailable from any other single source. /li li Articles categorized by specific area - all desired information is easily located. /li li Real-world information about culture change collected in one handy book. /li /ulProductivity Press is the author of 'Lean Culture Collected Practices and Cases' with ISBN 9781563273261 and ISBN 1563273268.