Easier, Simpler, Faster: Systems Strategy for Lean ITTo enhance and sustain its Lean journey, a company must implement information systems that fully support and enhance the Lean initiative. In Easier, Simpler, Faster: Systems Strategy for Lean IT, Jean Cunningham and Duane Jones introduce the case study of an actual Lean implementation involving the IT system of a mid-size manufacturer, highlighting the IT challenges that the manufacturer faced during the Lean transformation. Winner of a Shingo Prize, this book will provide you with a broader vision as well as a path to what a Lean system environment will look like for your company. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | xi |
All Value Streams Are Created Equal 5 | xii |
Lean Basics to Define Your Customer Value | xii |
Kaizen and Kaizen EventsAligning IS to Improvement | 17 |
Applying Standardization | 23 |
Doing More with Less Faster and Cheaper | 31 |
Integrating Your Order Entry into | 35 |
Making Your Office LeanLess PaperImmediate Access | 44 |
MRP Produces More Inventory Less Flexibility | 77 |
Integrating the Kanban Process into the ERP System | 85 |
Reshuffling MRP to Align with Kanban and Lean | 93 |
Mission to Go LiveBuilding Teams | 103 |
Managing the Implementation | 112 |
Importance of Teams in Building a Lean Culture | 118 |
Open Information Builds Trust and a Common Culture | 127 |
Lean Accounting Systems | 133 |
Selecting Enabling and Customizing | 53 |
Managing Your ERPImplementing a Vanilla Version | 62 |
Kanban Reducing Inventory and Managing | 71 |
The Thirteen Guiding Information | 149 |
About the Authors | 163 |
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