Using Hoshin Kanri to Improve the Value Stream
Using Hoshin Kanri to Improve the Value Stream
In Using Hoshin Kanri to Improve the Value Stream, leading lean and quality expert Elizabeth Cudney constructs a complete how-to guide that any organization can employ to start a Lean effort correctly and keep it on track. Rooted in practical examples garnered over years of hand-on practice, she illustrates the key principles of lean and value, and then shows you how to put them to work. Cudney points out that organizations often fail at improvement because they go after symptomatic problems rather than the faulty system-wide processes at the root of those problems. She shows you how to avoid this common misstep by using value stream mapping to create a current-state map. Done properly, this map will help everyone in your organization come to understand just how they deliver value to customers and where flawed processes cause them to fall short. The next step is to create a future-state map that defines best processes. While that may seem easy, reaching the goals of future-state
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Hoshin Kanri, the big picture,
Those who will find value in this book are those who are looking for change. That change must start from the top, and what better book to help initiate the movement. This book is a great book to start with for anybody interested in Hoshin Kanri. I recommend starting with this book to survey the big picture and then dive deeper into some of the tools if necessary. Cudney does a great job with just enough words and details to communicate the theme without dragging the reader into too many details. The CD with the included templates is a nice bonus, too. In the future I plan to use this book as a training tool and quick reference guide. I believe its best use is as a primer for upper management, since the material flows quickly and the case study presents a sample of application.
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This book is a good tool for creating foundation understanding and providing a framework for utilization.
I use it with my customers and colleagues to establish basic knowledge and expose them to a solid approach.
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