Lean Management Introduction and In-Depth Study of Japanese Management Philosophy

This book shows the basics, methods and principles of lean process design in production as well as in other areas such as development, engineering and administration. In addition, it serves as a reference work for practical use. Questions have been developed for each topic area for process analysis. These can be used for self-reflection and benchmarking.

This book is a translation of the original German 2^nd edition Lean Management by Frank Bertagnolli, published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2020. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that thebook will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors.

Basics Lean Production: Challenges.- Waste.- Stabilization.- Flow, Tact and Pull.- Value Stream.- Perfection.- Standardization.- Continuous Improvement.- Assembly.- Manufacturing.- Production Systems.- Advanced Lean Management: Administration.- Product Design/Development.- Planning.- Single Automation.- Supply Chain.- Sustainability.- Key Performance Indicators.- Leadership and Culture.- Digitalization.- Support Organization.- Change Management.- Glossary: Japanese Lean Terms.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Bertagnolli lectures lean production and resource efficiency at the Institute for Industrial Ecology (INEC) at Pforzheim University. Previously, he led the training of consultants and managers on lean in the automotive industry and developed learning factories for the training and implementation of different lean principles.