Leading Continuous Improvement Projects : Lessons from Successful, Less Successful, and Unsuccessful Continuous Improvement Case Studies.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the Authors -- Introduction -- PART I: Continuous Improvement Projects and Success Factors -- Chapter 1. Continuous Improvement Projects (CIPs) Overview -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 What is a CIP? -- 1.3 Types of CIPs -- 1.4 What Is a Successful CIP? -- 1.5 Factors Related to CIP Success -- 1.6 Conclusions -- 1.7 References -- Chapter 2. Managing CIPs -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Senior Project Inexhaustible Source of CIPs -- 2.3 CIP Identification -- 2.4 CIP Approval -- 2.5 CIP Execution -- 2.6 CIP Assessment -- 2.7 CIP Closing -- 2.8 University CIP Team Members' Perception about Factors Related to CIP Success -- 2.9 Conclusions -- PART II: Successful CIPs -- Chapter 3. Reduction of Ambulance Response Time -- 3.1 CIP Resume -- 3.2 CIP Description -- 3.3 Factors Related to CIP Success -- 3.4 References -- Chapter 4. Increasing the Fulfillment Level in a Wire and Cable Company -- 4.1 CIP Resume -- 4.2 CIP Description -- 4.3 Factors Related to CIP Success -- 4.4 References -- Chapter 5. Setup Time Reduction in a Packaging Line in the Beverage Industry -- 5.1 CIP Resume -- 5.2 CIP Description -- 5.3 Factors Related to CIP Success -- 5.4 References -- Chapter 6. Material Waste Reduction in the Food Industry -- 6.1 CIP Resume -- 6.2 CIP Description -- 6.3 Factors Related to CIP Success -- 6.4 References -- Chapter 7. Critical Success Factors for Continuous Improvement Projects: A Multi Case Study -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Research Method -- 7.3 Results -- 7.4 Summary -- 7.5 References -- PART III: Less Successful and Unsuccessful CIPs -- Chapter 8. Less Successful CIPs -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Less Successful CIPs: Reduction of a Production Line Stop Causes by Storage.

8.3 Less Successful CIPs: Reduction of Sale Opportunity in an International Hardware Organization -- 8.4 Conclusions -- 8.5 References -- Chapter 9. Unsuccessful CIPs -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Unsuccessful CIP: Inventory Management in a Small Size Manufacturing Organization -- 9.3 Unsuccessful CIP: Transportation Cost Reduction in an Automotive Manufacturing Organization -- 9.4 Conclusions -- 9.5 References -- Summary -- Chapter 10. Summary -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Summary Part I - Continuous Improvement Projects Overview -- 10.3 Summary Part II - Successful CIPs -- 10.4 Summary Part III - Less Successful and Unsuccessful CIPs -- 10.5 Critical Success Factors for CIPs -- 10.6 Limitations -- 10.7 Future Work -- Index.

This book is a reference for continuous improvement project leaders/facilitators in manufacturing and service organizations, students, academics responsible to manage senior projects and teaching quality courses, and researchers interested in how organizations could produce more effective continuous improvement initiatives and projects.

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