Marc Helmold, Ayse Kucuk Yılmaz, Triant Flouris, Thomas Winner, Violeta Cvetkoska, Tracy Dathe Lean Management, Kaizen, Kata and Keiretsu

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This book provides a holistic and practical approach to Japanese concepts of lean management throughout the business value chain. It explains principles like Kaizen, Kata or Keiretsu in a pragmatic and logical way with many industry examples and case studies. The authors describe comprehensively how lean management enables companies to concentrate on value-adding activities and processes to achieve a long-term, sustainable competitive advantage. Moreover, the book shows how lean management principles are ultimately applied in industries like aviation, civil engineering, automotive, healthcare, education and other industries.