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News Release from: American Technical Publishers | Subject: Office Kaizen: Transforming Office Operations
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 March 2003
Kaizen and how to reduce office costs
A new book from the American Society for Quality, Office Kaizen: Transforming Office Operations into a Strategic Competitive Advantage, shows companies how they can reduce costs in the office.
A new book from the American Society for Quality, Office Kaizen: Transforming Office Operations into a Strategic Competitive Advantage, shows companies how they can reduce costs in the office without sacrificing performance It presents a new approach that enables businesses to establish a strategic competitive advantage by significantly improving the efficiency, quality, and productivity of their office and administrative processes
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 15 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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This competitive advantage is gained on several fronts: cost decreases and performances increases across all office and administrative functions, increased precision in planning and financial analysis because data will be available faster, and increased support for manufacturing and engineering.
The Office Kaizen system seeks to reduce waste over the long term.
The book shows readers exactly what must be done in order to apply the system to their organization.
Readers will learn about SLIM-IT, the tactical approach and primary engine of any Office Kaizen implementation.
SLIM-IT aggressively attacks the leadership wastes that derail so many initiatives and it creates a culture of continuous, sustainable improvement.
The book also explains the Lean Daily Management System (LDMS).
This system leverages improvement at the intact work group level, and provides focus, structure, discipline, and ownership within each discrete intact work group in the organization.
The Office Kaizen approach applies to human resources, sales, purchasing, materials management, product design engineering, marketing, accounts payable/receivable, customer service, order entry, legal, and more.
Office Kaizen: Transforming Office Operations into a Strategic Competitive Advantage is available from American Technical Publishers at GBP 23.00.
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