The Routledge Companion To Lean Management (routledge Companions In Business, Management And Accounting)

Interest in the phenomenon known as "lean" has grown significantly in recent years. This is the first volume to provide an academically rigorous overview of the field of lean management, introducing the reader to the application of lean in diverse application areas, from the production floor to sales and marketing, from the automobile industry to academic institutions. The volume collects contributions from well-known lean experts and up-and-coming scholars from around the world. The chapters provide a detailed description of lean management across the manufacturing enterprise (supply chain, accounting, production, sales, IT etc.), and offer important perspectives for applying lean across different industries (construction, healthcare, logistics). The contributors address challenges and opportunities for future development in each of the lean application areas, concluding most chapters with a short case study to illustrate current best practice. The book is divided into three parts: + The Lean Enterprise + Lean across Industries + A Lean World. This handbook is an excellent resource for business and management students as well as any academics, scholars, practitioners, and consultants interested in the "lean world." Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 List of contributors 10 Preface 22 Introduction 24 1 The Evolution of Lean Thinking and Practice 26 2 The Toyota Way: Striving for Excellence 32 Part I The Lean Enterprise 44 3 Lean Production 46 4 Lean Leadership 57 5 Lean Innovation 67 6 Lean Product and Process Development 78 7 Lean Systems Engineering 98 8 Lean Logistics 106 9 Lean Safety 121 10 Lean Teams 129 11 Lean IT 141 12 Lean Sales and Marketing 153 13 Lean Branding 166 14 Lean Accounting 176 15 Lean Auditing 188 16 Lean Remanufacturing 202 17 Lean and Green 212 18 Lean Purchasing 225 19 Lean Supply Chains 235 20 Lean Distribution 248 21 Lean After-Sales Services 257 22 Lean Global Corporations 271 Part II Lean across Industries 282 23 Lean Healthcare 284 24 Lean Construction 294 25 Lean Engineer-to-Order Manufacturing 309 26 Lean Mining 325 27 Lean Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul 334 28 Lean Public Services 344 29 Lean Armed Forces 362 30 Lean Policing 369 31 Lean Justice 380 32 Lean Public Water Supply 391 33 Lean Dealerships 401 34 Lean Software Development 415 35 Lean Printing 426 36 Lean Retail 436 37 Lean Education 445 38 Lean Schools 458 39 Lean Universities 472 Part III A Lean World 486 40 A Lean World 488 Index 497 "Interest in the phenomenon known as'lean'has grown significantly in recent years. This is the first volume to provide an academically rigorous overview of the field of lean management, introducing the reader to the application of lean in diverse application areas, from the production floor to sales and marketing, from the automobile industry to academic institutions. The volume collects contributions from well-known lean experts and up-and-coming scholars from around the world. The chapters provide a detailed description of lean management across the manufacturing enterprise (supply chain, accounting, production, sales, IT etc.), and offer important perspectives for applying lean across different industries (construction, healthcare, logistics). The contributors address challenges and opportunities for future development in each of the lean application areas, concluding most chapters with a short case study to illustrate current best practice. The book is divided into three parts: The Lean Enterprise Lean across Industries A Lean World. This handbook is an excellent resource for business and management students as well as any academics, scholars, practitioners, and consultants interested in the'lean world.'"--EBSCO