CONTENTS
Introduction Solving the Problem with Lean
Chapter 1 Redefining the Competitive Solution
Approaching Lean as a Dynamic Business Solution
Chapter 2 Creating a Sense of Excitement
Establishing a Dynamic Vision for the Future
Chapter 3 The Road to Lean Advancement
The Five Levels of Lean Maturity
PART 2 STRUCTURING FOR LEAN DYNAMICS
Chapter 4 Building a New Foundation
Assessing the Foundation of Value Creation
Chapter 5 Organizational Flow as the Pathway to Lean
Simplifying Through Decentralization
Establishing Organizational Flow
Chapter 6 Targeting Transformation
Creating Solutions, Not Chasing Problems
PART 3 IN PURSUIT OF SUSTAINABLE EXCELLENCE
An Iterative Cycle to Advancement
Advancing Up the Levels of Lean Maturity
Chapter 8 Shattering the Barriers to Innovation
Innovation as an Ongoing Enterprise Focus
Seeing Product Design as an Integral Part of the Solution
Chapter 9 Finding Opportunity in Crisis
A New Model for Creating Value
Fostering Dynamic Customer Solutions
Chapter 10 Rethinking Tradition
Seeing the Art of the Possible
Appendix A A Framework for Conducting the Dynamic Value Assessment
Baselining Dynamic Value Creation
Determining the Starting Point
Identifying the State of Lean Maturity
Appendix B Constructing the Value Curve
The Elements of the Value Curve
Performing Value Curve Calculations