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A New Strategy For Continuous Improvement

10 Steps to Lower Costs and Operational Excellence

By: Phillip Slater

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Paperback | 15 January 2007

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Explains the 10 steps to lower cost reduction and how to apply them and in what order.
Includes 47 specific 'must do' actions for success.
Details the 42 common mistakes people make.
Discusses the truth that implementation is a process not just an entry on a Gantt chart.
Contains 24 templates and worksheets that help guide your team through the entire process.
Provides 20 case studies and real-life examples that can be applied to any business.

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Achieving success through continuous improvement	p. 1
Getting the most out of this manual	p. 7
The importance of cash flow	p. 11
Identifying and measuring benefits	p. 15
8 Reasons why operations improvement efforts fail	p. 17
The new operations improvement cycle	p. 21
The 10 steps to lower costs and operational excellence	p. 31
Step #1 : get organized	p. 33
Step #2 : apply the fundamentals with Rigor	p. 43
Step #3 : focus on function, not cost	p. 51
Step #4 : identify and focus on the leverage points	p. 59
Step #5 : limit and prioritize resources	p. 67
Step #6 : work on the 1%ers	p. 75
Step #7 : eliminate duplication	p. 83
Step #8 : question everything	p. 91
Step #9 : take some chances	p. 99
Step #10 : ignore tradition	p. 107
The complete picture	p. 115
Planning and implementation	p. 117
Action planning	p. 119
Implementation	p. 123
Example - the 10 steps and minimizing inventory	p. 131
Glossary	p. 133
About initiate action	p. 145
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A New Strategy For Continuous Improvement

10 Steps to Lower Costs and Operational Excellence

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