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Operational Excellence Essentials You Always Wanted to Know
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$29.99 USD
Unit price / per- Holistic view of Operational Excellence and Lean
- Practical guidance on Continuous Improvement, PDCA, and creating standards and SOPs
- Strong focus on culture, leadership, and employee motivation
- Integration of quality, KPIs, and tools and strategies
Operational Excellence Essentials You Always Wanted to Know offers a structured, real-world guide to designing processes, empowering people, and aligning day-to-day operations with your organization’s strategic vision.
Drawing from over two decades of hands-on experience, author Mike Hammann presents Operational Excellence (OpEx) as an integrated system that links customer value, culture, leadership, processes, and change management . Readers gain a clear understanding of Lean Management, continuous improvement, PDCA, Kaizen, and standardization, and how these elements combine to create a robust improvement engine.
The book explores cultural transformation, change management, and top-management commitment, showing how to build an environment where employees are trained, engaged, and encouraged to identify and solve problems. Dedicated chapters on quality management, the “magic triangle” of quality–time–cost, and the role of accounting and controlling help leaders connect operational improvements with financial impact.
Hammann also addresses visual management, KPIs, and the integration of technology and innovation into OpEx. Case studies, fun facts, pro tips, and a practical toolbox of methods make this book an ideal reference for entrepreneurs, operations and OpEx leaders, Lean managers, and students preparing for senior management roles.
After reading this book, readers will be able to design and sustain a culture of continuous improvement in any type of organization.
Pages: 258 Pages
Paperback (ISBN): 9781636516592
eBook (ISBN): 9781636516608
Hardback (Color): 9781636516615
Trim Size: 5.5” x 8.5”
Category: Business & Economics
Author: Mike Hammann, Vibrant Publishers
1. Introduction to Operational Excellence
1.1 An Introduction to Operational Excellence
1.2 Vision
1.3 Customer Value
1.4 The Continuous Improvement Process
1.5 Leadership
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2. Cultural Change
2.1 Business Culture and Cultural Transformation
2.2 Change Management
2.3 Commitment of Top Management
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3. Continuous Improvement: The Engine of Operational Excellence
3.1 The Continuous Improvement Process
3.2 The PDCA Cycle
3.3 KAIZEN: A Step-by-Step Guide to Success
3.4 Establishing Standards: The Foundation for Continuous Improvement
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4. Lean Management: The Efficiency Generator
4.1 Overview of Lean Management
4.2 Stabilizing Processes: The Foundation of Toyota’s Continuous Improvement Cycle
4.3 The Concept of Value Creation and Waste in Lean Management
4.4 Value Stream Analysis and Value Stream Design
4.5 Theory of Constraints (TOC)
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5. Employee Integration
5.1 Training and Development of Employees
5.2 The Art of Empowering
5.3 Culture of Collaborative Leadership
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6. Quality Management
6.1 Introduction to Quality Management
6.2 The Magic Triangle: Quality, Time, and Cost
6.3 Measuring and Improving Quality
6.4 Pareto and Poka Yoke
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7. Accounting, Controlling, and Process Optimization
7.1 Expenses and Profit-Related Costs
7.2 Management and Functions of the Accounting and Controlling Department
7.3 Time Is Money: Speed and Operational Excellence
7.4 Operating Reports
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8. Visual Management
8.1 Visual Communication: See, Understand, Decide
8.2 Visualizing Goals and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
8.3 Visualization for Onboarding Employees
8.4 Visual Management: Techniques and Tools
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9. Technology Use and Innovation
9.1 Digital Transformation: Rethinking Business Processes
9.2 Fostering Innovation
9.3 Innovation in Operations
9.4 Techniques and Tools for Fostering Innovation
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10. Toolbox and Methods
10.1 Strategic Tools
10.2 Methods of Problem Analysis
10.3 Project Management Tools
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Mike Hammann has 20+ years of Operational Excellence experience, leading 100+ improvement projects in process optimization helping organizations build real, measurable impact.
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