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"Implementing a lean business philosophy can transform an organization, bringing with it huge benefits in terms of reduced operating costs, decreased lead times, and increased customer satisfaction, along with a marked improvement in employee morale, customer loyalty, and quality of products and services. The lean business model – while originally developed within the US and Japanese automotive manufacturing industries – has proven its worth time and again in every field imaginable – from retail and manufacture to central government administration.
The right management is crucial for lean companies. As we shall see, lean is not just a set of tools that can be applied to any situation to reap rewards. Lean management involves taking a holistic approach to developing a specific culture throughout an organization – and a lean business culture can only be achieved if everyone buys in. A lean manager must, guide, coach and inspire – but beyond this they must be open and ready to learn on every step of their journey of continuous improvement.
This book will explore in more detail the specific role played by management in lean companies, before delving into the lean toolkit to show you what resources are available and how to get the most from them."
"Lean is not a new concept; in fact, since the turn of the 20th Century lean principles been instrumental in the growth and transformation of industries and economies across the globe. Although the specific term was not coined until much later, the first advances in the lean movement were made in the automotive manufacturing industry – with the innovative plant operations of Henry Ford and later the seminal restructuring of Toyota business operations by Taiichi Ohno. In recent decades, the principles of lean thinking have been extrapolated from their roots in manufacturing and applied to a number of other modern business structures, always with resounding success.
This book will guide you through the core aspects of lean principles, allowing you to see how implementing this philosophy throughout your workforce could revolutionize your company, or even your entire industry. The key concept at the heart of lean thinking is striving to keep only what is valuable to the end customer. In the case of this book – the end customer is you: the reader. We have kept the material lean – shaving off any superfluous information – so the ideas you’ll find here can be easily digested, understood and implemented, with no time wasted on waffle."
"Alibaba is huge and its success has been astounding. Its revenues are well into the billions and its online sales exceed those of more established companies like Amazon and eBay. What is now a monster company dominating the Chinese e-commerce market began as an 18-person operation founded in one enterprising man’s apartment. How did the company become such a global presence from such humble beginnings? That is one of the questions this book seeks to answer."
"Although popular culture certainly has its favorites in terms of rockstar companies, some of the rising giants within the business world don't always get the credit or airtime they deserve. There are a number of recent growth engine companies that have challenged conventional paths to success and forged their own destinies through unique and innovative techniques that have resulted in huge success within a shockingly short time. This book pulls back the curtain on some of today's rising business stars and reveals what essential tactics they've used to reach such impressive heights.
Case studies included:
- Lululemon
- Alibaba
- Keurig Green Mountain
- Tesla Motors
- Fuhu "
"Lean is a business methodology that leads to astonishing results in all business sectors – from mass manufacturing to government administration. Centring on concepts developed by leading automotive manufacturer, Toyota, in the creation of the venerated Toyota Production System, lean sets out broad goals that can be adapted to improve the outlook of any organization and provides a comprehensive toolkit to aid in achieving them. It is important to understand both the vision and the tools of lean in order to properly implement a lean culture within a company; the toolkit is useless without an understanding of the purpose you are working to achieve. Lean Business brings lean to life, providing insight into examples of real world lean transformations that have taken place over the last few decades. We will look at organizations spanning several diverse sectors of industry, all of which have implemented lean systems and cultures to reach unimagined heights of productivity, efficiency, critical acclaim and financial success. While this book can stand alone as testament to the power of lean, it should also be taken as inspiration. Here we will show you what real companies and organizations have been able to achieve through lean. We will show you that lean can be applied to a multitude of business structures without diminishing the success of the outcome. We hope that this will whet your appetite, propelling you to find out more about how your organization can benefit from lean."
"You may hear the term - business development - bandied about in the business world. But if someone says 'I work in business development' what exactly does that mean? Business development is a somewhat fluid term and if you ask ten different people, you may get ten different definitions. Nonetheless, as we move through this book we will try to develop a basic understanding of business development."
"Do you want to take control of your financial life but don’t know where to start looking for information? Have you been contemplating the idea of investing but lack the guidance needed to kick start your way into your financial endeavors? If your answer is yes, you’ve come to the right place. The following book is designed for enterprising people like you, aspiring investors wishing to grasp the essentials of investing, discover the opportunities the financial industry has to offer and to expand their financial expertise in order to develop a proper investment strategy. The information gathered here will help you discover everything from how to read the market, how to choose a broker, how to assess financial risk, respectively why planning is important to tips to beating the market, investing in businesses you are familiar with, how to think and act like an owner, and guidelines for growing your wealth. Here, we've put together some of the proven rules and fundamental instructions to help demystify the topic of investing. Think of it as a handy, easy-to-use guide to get you started in an area that you want to study and understand."
"Today, businesses change, grow, and fail at an ever-increasing pace. The marvel of modern technology and instant communication has made change occur at an ever quickening speed. To keep up, all companies must innovate and change. Innovation is a major buzzword, and one that everyone understands is central to the sustained success of a company. However, in order for innovation to succeed, often certain changes must take place within the company – and in order for those changes to occur successfully, you need change management. This book includes: - What is Change Management - Types of Change - When is the Right Time for Change - Eight Steps to Successful Change - Nudge Theory - Keys to Successful Change Management"
"When you are starting your own venture startup, the last thing you want to focus on is failure. Nevertheless, if you explore the common reasons for failure in advance, you will be significantly less prone to succumb to them yourself. This book is a collection of the main reasons why startups come up short and tips for avoiding them."
"Disruptive innovation is a popular and powerful concept in the business world -- and one that any businessperson should become familiar with if they intend to stay at the forefront of their industry. This book offers a detailed discussion of disruptive innovation -- what it is, how the term evolved, who created it, and why some people disagree with the theory. This book contains: What is disruptive innovation? Disruptive innovation: history of a concept Innovators Dilemma Everyday Examples What disruptive innovation means for a business."
"No matter what stage of life you are at, and regardless of your personal circumstances or financial position, all of us have hopes and dreams for the future. Some people have small aspirations, while some of us like to dream big. But just how do we go about making these dreams reality? One solution is to create a life road map, where you set goals to guide you over the next few decades. Research has proven that individuals who set goals and targets for themselves – whether it be in their personal or professional lives – are likely to do better than those who are content to amble along not really planning for the future at all. When you apply goal setting to your finances or your business, the results are even more profound. Through this book you’ll discover why goal setting is so important and how a little time and effort on your part to create a robust life plan can really help boost your finances and lay the foundations for exactly the kind of future you want for you, your family, and your business."
"TOP Business Models will give you insight into the most effective business models around today and tell you why these work. There will be indicators as to the elements of these models that make them the success stories that they are today, judging by the phenomenal success of the companies from which these business models come."
