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Lean Transformations for Small and Medium Enterprises: Lessons Learned from Italian Businesses


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The book illustrates lessons learned from the recent and ongoing transformation of the Italian Economy. The adoption of Lean thinking by Italian small/medium enterprises (SMEs) is leading the recovery after decades of industrial decline. It summarizes two decades of research, teaching, and practice on Lean thinking. It offers a fresh, unconventional view of how Lean principles fostered competitiveness among SMEs. Although it focusses on Italian businesses, it speaks strongly to all economies where SMEs play an important role. The roadmap offered builds on the the LTF (Lean transformation framework) conceptualized by John Shook at the Lean Enterprise Institute and the Lean Global Network.

Table of Contents:
Foreword by James P. Womack. Introduction. Acknowledgments. Chapter 1: Why are we not improving? Waste, Variability, Habit. Chapter 2: Made in LeanItaly: Changing the Mindset to Survive and Grow. Chapter 3: The Lean Movement in Italy. Chapter 4: Getting Lean Transfomations Right: The LEI "Lean Transformation Framework". Chapter 5: From "Made in Italy" to "Made in LeanItaly" -- The Adoption Paths. Chapter 6: The Attributes of Successful and Sustainable Lean Transformations. Chapter 7: Lessons from "Made in LeanItaly" -- Performing Better is Always Possible. Glossary. Bibliogrpahy.

About the Author :
Full Professor of lean management and human resource management, Director of the PhD Program in Business Administration and Management, Director of CRIOS, Center for Research in Innovation, Organization, Strategy & Entrepreneurship. He previously taught at the Universities of Padova and Venice, Italy and held Visiting professor positions at the Industrial Performance Center at MIT, School of Management of the University of Michigan, Dearborn, and Universidad Deusto, San Sebastian. Fellow of Industrial Performance Center (MIT), International Motor Vehicle Program (MIT), Industry Studies Association (Sloan Industry Studies), GERPISA - Groupe d'Etudes et de Recherches Permanent sur l'Industrie et les Salariés de l'Automobile, Université d'Evry-Val d'Essonne.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781498773652
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Productivity Press
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 200
  • ISBN-10: 1498773656
  • Publisher Date: 15 Nov 2016
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 200
  • Sub Title: Lessons Learned from Italian Businesses


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