Easier, Simpler, Faster: Systems Strategy for Lean IT

She often uses hoshin kanri planning (policy deployment) to assist her in these responsibilities. . While at Lantech, Jean Cunningham was the company CFO and was responsible for corporate services, HR, accounting, information systems, telecom, facility, and many of the company's continuous improvement activities until 1999. Fluid in project responsibilities, she was appointed project sponsor for implem

This book deserves a detailed read and discussion within any organization planning a lean transformation. This book breaks new ground because the authors fully illustrate just how IT can significantly hasten waste reduction. Anand Sharma, President & CEO, TBM Consulting Group, Inc., January 2007 . Jean and Duane have accurately and sensitively captured their struggles, frustrations, and victories around the previously submerged and invisible IT portion of the lean iceberg. Pat Lancaster, Chairman, Lantech, Inc., December 2006Jones and Cunningham's first-hand experience with lean IS Transformation is distilled into a pragmatic set of guidelines that will fortify your roadmap for remarkable change. Jamie Flinchbaugh,, co-author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean, December 2006For too long, IT systems have indirectly functioned as a barrier to lean initiatives

"A wake-up call for every IT professional" according to Mark P. McDonald. Easier, Simpler, Faster was one of those rare finds created by the Amazon search engine. This book is a little obscure and expensive, but it provides something that few books do -- a clearly articulated business view of working with IT at an operational level. Thi. Eric Schmitz said Usefull but not efficient. One of the few books (and probably also the first) that gives some practical experience in the battle between IT and Lean. It gives thirteen guiding information principles and explains more or less why these principles are valid. These 1Usefull but not efficient One of the few books (and probably also the first) that gives some practical experience in the battle between IT and Lean. It gives thirteen guiding information principles and explains more or less why these principles are valid. These 13 principles are as such us. principles are as such us. Five Stars Amazon Customer A great book!

To 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 yo