A Factory of One
Applying Lean Principles to Banish Waste and Improve Your Personal Performance
1st Edition
Published on 9. August 2017
177 pages
978-1-4665-1654-0 (ISBN)
Description
Most business readers have heard of the Lean principles developed for factories a set of tools and ideas that have enabled companies to dramatically boost quality by reducing waste and errors producing more while using less. Yet until now, few have recognized how relevant these powerful ideas are to individuals and their daily work. Every person at
Reviews / Votes
Dan Markovitz brings a thoughtful and supremely practical perspective to the fundamental scarcity faced by us all: time. His approach blends conceptual frameworks and concrete specifics-a powerful and useful combination-to reduce the noise and clutter in our lives and work. Markovitz can help us all to be more effective!-Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and co-author of Built to Last and Great by ChoiceNo matter what your role is in your company, or whether you're an independent consultant or even unemployed, you will love Dan Markovitz's new book, A Factory of One. This gem will improve even the most efficient person's work life in powerful ways. The introduction alone got me motivated to adopt those practices that he writes and aren't yet part of my standard work. ... It's short, sweet, and to the point. You're never left wanting more, but you never wish the author would get on with it. ... relates powerful Lean manufacturing tools such as visual management, flow, pull, 5S, and kaizen to daily work, revealing how they improve efficiency, reduce waste, and link the individual worker ever more closely to customer value. This practice helps business professionals develop greater self-awareness, more disciplined problem-solving skills, and a heightened ability to self-correct errors.Read Dan's book--and then apply the tips he gives. -Karen Martin, Principal, Karen Martin & Associates; and keynote speaker, ASQ Lean and Six Sigma Conference 2012
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
OR
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Healthcare executives and directors; chief of medical officers and other clinical quality leaders; Audience: hospital departmental leaders including VP of Process Improvement; VP of ancillary services; VP of Quality; VP of Nursing/Chief Nursing Officer; Departmental directors in ancillary services and laboratory services; emergency department; pharmacy, nursing and inpatient units; nursing and physician staff.
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
50 s/w Abbildungen, 3 s/w Tabellen
50 b/w images and 3 tables
File size
5,36 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4665-1654-0 (9781466516540)
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Person
Daniel Markovitz is president of TimeBack Management (www.timebackmanagement.com), a consulting firm that radically improves individual and team performance by identifying and eliminating root cause impediments to productivity. He is a faculty member at the Lean Enterprise Institute and teaches at the Stanford University Continuing Studies Program. He also leads a problem solving workshop at the Ohio State University's Fisher School of Business.
Dan lived in Japan for four years and is fluent in Japanese. He's also an avid distance runner, an enthusiastic (but somewhat tentative) cyclist, and a determined (if slow) swimmer. He holds an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. You can reach him at dan@timebackmanagement.com or via Twitter @timeback.
Dan lived in Japan for four years and is fluent in Japanese. He's also an avid distance runner, an enthusiastic (but somewhat tentative) cyclist, and a determined (if slow) swimmer. He holds an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. You can reach him at dan@timebackmanagement.com or via Twitter @timeback.
Content
Introduction. 55: The Waste of Looking ForFlow. Visual Management. What's Your Problem? Pursuing Perfection. Organizational Cultures as a Barrier to the Application of Personal Lean. Conclusion.
