How to succeed with continuous improvement : a primer for becoming the best in the world / Joakim Ahlstrom.

Foreword by Karen Martin, Shingo Award-Winning Authorof The Outstanding Organization ixThe Problems and How Everything Started 3Analysis of the Problem 13The Activities That Started the Improvement Work 15Analysis of the Activities 35Results and Success Factors 41Analysis of the Results 53Successful Improvement Leadership 55Analysis of the Leadership 69Spreading the Continuous Improvement Culture 71Analysis of Spreading the Culture 75Starting Your Journey Toward Being the Best in the World (Practical Section) 77Current State Analysis of Your Improvement Work 81Sustaining the Continuous Improvement Culture and theFive Cultural Pitfalls Preventing You from Succeeding 85Epilogue 105Additional Reading 107Your Own Reflections and Improvements 109

"The all-you-need-to-know primer on continuous improvement--offering best practices presented in a comprehensive, detailed case study illustrating what works and what doesn'tHow to Succeed with Continuous Improvement takes the reader through a real-life case study of one organization's journey towards a world-class continuous improvement process. It provides practical advice on methods, tools, and leadership to help operations professionals set up, execute, and continuously build upon their organization's improvement work.The book offers specific advice and practical application on how to get all employees to give maximum contributions by using their ideas to improve the organization. Each chapter details part of the transformation story and then reflects on and analyzes each concept of continuous improvement illustrated. Joakim Ahlstrom is Head of Consulting for C2, a firm that helps companies establish continuous improvements that provide measurable results. "-- Provided by publisher.