The book provides a holistic and practical approach to lean management throughout the business value chain. The lean management framework and tools demonstrate the optimal design and use of methods, tools and principles for companies and organisations. The author describes comprehensively how lean management enables companies to concentrate on value-adding activities and processes to achieve a long-term, sustainable competitive advantage. A wealth of best practices, industry examples and case studies are used to reveal the diversity and opportunities of lean management methodologies, methods and principles. Moreover, the book shows how lean management principles are ultimately applied in industries like automotive, healthcare, education and services industries.

Demonstrates lean management strategies and tools throughout the supply chain Features insights and case studies from industry leaders Offers best practices for sustainable organizations

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Dr. Marc Helmold is a Professor at the International University of Applied Sciences (IU), Berlin Campus, Germany. He teaches Bachelor, Master and M.B.A. students in lean management, (total) revenue management, negotiations in the international context, performance management, supply management, general management, strategic management and supply chain management. In parallel, he owns the consultancy MaHeLeanCon and supports international transactions and market entry strategies. Dr. Ay e Küçük Yilmaz is Professor in the Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Eskisehir Technical University, Eskisehir, Turkey. Previously, she has served as Vice Dean for the Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics and as Airport Business Manager at the International Eskisehir Hasan Polatkan Airport. Her research interests include performance management, risk management, reputation risk, stakeholder relations, airport business management, culture, supply chain risk management,logistics management, organizational behavior. She has authored a variety of books, book chapters and over 50 refereed journal articles and international conference papers. Dr. Triant Flouris is Vice President of Academic Affairs at Metropolitan College in Athens, Greece. Triant has published numerous works on risk management, strategy, and project management applied to the aviation industry including books, refereed journal articles, and reports. Dr. Thomas Winner is Professor of Civil Engineering at the International University of Applied Sciences (IU), Berlin Campus, Germany. He teaches civil engineering and is the director of civil engineering at IU International University of Applied Sciences. He has 10 years of professional experience as a civil engineer in structural engineering and in project management. Violeta Cvetkoska is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Economics at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia. Her areas of scientific interest include: management science/operational research, decision science, quantitative analysis for management, data science, business analytics, mathematical programing (DEA) and multi-criteria models and methods for business decision making. She has published one book and various scientific papers in international journals and proceedings of international conferences and symposia. Dr. Tracy Datheis Professor at the Macromedia University in Berlin and works as a business consultant. She has many years of experience in German and Chinese companies, including as CFO of a multinational SME.

Inhalt
Chapter 1 Basics in Lean Management .- Chapter 2 The cultural Change towards Lean Management.- Chapter 3 Kaizen: Continuous Improvements in small Steps.- Chapter 4 Waste and Value-added.- Chapter 5 Lean Management as part of the corporate Strategy.- Chapter 6 Leadership and Empowerment.- Chapter 7 Lean Management in Operations.- Chapter 8 Lean Management in the Product Development.- Chapter 9 Principles of a Lean Production System.- Chapter 10 Lean Management on the Upstream (Supply side).- Chapter 11 Lean Management on the Downstream (Demand side).- Chapter 12 Lean Management KPI and OKR.- Chapter 13 The Human Side of Lean Management.- Chapter 14 Lean Management and Artificial Intelligence (AI).- Chapter 15 Sustainability and of Lean Management.- Chapter 16 Lean Management in the Service Industry.- Chapter 17 Lean Management in Health Care Sector.- Chapter 18 Lean Management in the Education Sector.- Chapter 19 Lean Audits and Quality Management Systems (QMS).- Chapter 20 Outlook of Lean Management.- Glossary of Lean Management Terms.- Index.