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020			_a9781139108775 (ebook)
020			_z9781107021327 (hardback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aHD56 _b.S345 2012
082	0	0	_a658.4/013 _223
100	1		_aSchmenner, Roger W., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aGetting and Staying Productive : _bApplying Swift, Even Flow to Practice / _cRoger W. Schmenner.
246	3		_aGetting & Staying Productive
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012.
300			_a1 online resource (294 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aAll kinds of processes – those that make things or deliver services or operate companies – can be made more productive, and society's continued well-being requires it. This book is for all those with a stake in improving how companies run. It introduces the concept of 'swift, even flow' and explains how that concept stands behind popular business tools such as 'lean' principles and Six Sigma. More than that, it shows how swift, even flow can lead to deep, strategic insights and fresh ideas. The book uses many examples, both contemporary and historic, and 16 case studies from all sorts of business situations to demonstrate how swift, even flow can be applied. Services and manufacturing, supply chains and individual operations, product development and outsourcing, strategy and tactics, hourly workers and top level executives – all benefit from this fundamental re-thinking of what it takes to become productive.
650		0	_aIndustrial productivity
650		0	_aSix sigma (Quality control standard)
650		0	_aBusiness logistics
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107021327
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139108775
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c38742 _d38742