Hoshin Kanri: The Strategic Approach to Continuous Improvement
David Hutchins
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Description for Hoshin Kanri: The Strategic Approach to Continuous Improvement
Hardback. Shows readers how to develop a dynamic vision for continuous improvement; to implement effective policies to support it; to link key performance indicators to Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen and to sustain a strategy-led programme for improving business performance. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 182 x 26. Weight in Grams: 822.
The results of the quality revolution have been mixed. Global competition has elevated the most successful companies, in terms of providing goods and services, but even then initiatives such as total quality, business process re-engineering and Six Sigma have been heralded as the solution, only to have been replaced with the next 'big thing' when it came along. Hoshin Kanri is not the next big thing in quality, it is a strategic approach to continuous improvement that provides a context for all of the individual elements such as Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing. David Hutchins' Hoshin Kanri shows ... Read more
The results of the quality revolution have been mixed. Global competition has elevated the most successful companies, in terms of providing goods and services, but even then initiatives such as total quality, business process re-engineering and Six Sigma have been heralded as the solution, only to have been replaced with the next 'big thing' when it came along. Hoshin Kanri is not the next big thing in quality, it is a strategic approach to continuous improvement that provides a context for all of the individual elements such as Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing. David Hutchins' Hoshin Kanri shows ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
680g
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780566087400
SKU
V9780566087400
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About David Hutchins
David Hutchins has a Masters Degree in Quality and Reliability from Birmingham University UK. He is a Chartered Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, Chartered Quality Professional, Fellow of the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI), A John Loxham Lecturer and author of several books and many articles. In David’s early career he was Chief Production/Industrial Engineer in the Automotive Components Industry before becoming ... Read more
Reviews for Hoshin Kanri: The Strategic Approach to Continuous Improvement
'Hoshin Kanri, Buy this book. Don't borrow it, don't browse through it - just get your own copy (because you'll want to own it), and get it soon! The book as a whole is very enriching and all comprehensive. It is a rare master piece and one of the best books I have ever read - pertaining to this area ... Read more