TY  - BOOK
AU  - van Aartsengel,Aristide
AU  - Kurtoglu,Selahattin
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - A Guide to Continuous Improvement Transformation: Concepts, Processes, Implementation 
T2  - Management for Professionals,
SN  - 9783642359040
AV  - TS155-TS194 
U1  - 658.5 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Berlin, Heidelberg
PB  - Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Business
KW  - Leadership
KW  - Project management
KW  - Organization
KW  - Planning
KW  - Production management
KW  - Quality control
KW  - Reliability
KW  - Industrial safety
KW  - Business and Management
KW  - Operations Management
KW  - Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk
KW  - Business Strategy/Leadership
KW  - Project Management
N1  - Continuous Improvement - Setting the Stage -- Leadership -- Culture and Values -- Strategic Planning and Management -- Performance Measurement -- Performance Management -- Alignment, Commitment, Team Development and Management -- Process Improvement and Management -- Sustainability -- Conclusion
N2  - This book enables enterprise business leaders - from CEOs to supervisors - to understand what "Continuous Improvement" is, why it is probably the best answer to improved business performance in years, and how to put it to work in the unique environment of a specific organization. The book examines what is at the core of "Continuous Improvement" and delves deeper into the elements and constituents necessary to take an organization to the next level to ensure its continued, long-term existence. It provides guidance to enterprise management and to professionals engaged in the implementation of a "Continuous Improvement" initiative and enables them to structure and manage its implementation successfully. It also provides tools to quickly assess where an enterprise business stands in terms of strategic management and "Continuous Improvement"
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35904-0
ER  -