(more productivity – less waste) to regain competitiveness throughout the Italian system
Born from the theme “Looking Beyond” of the Lean Summit 2005, this text goes beyond the traditional fields of application of Lean Thinking, discovering that Lean Thinking does not stop at production and embraces design and offices 360 degrees; it goes beyond the company and must involve the entire supplier chain; it goes beyond manufacturing companies and is successfully applied in service companies and public administration, and therefore to the entire Italian system!
Lean Thinking, then, goes beyond corporate dimensions and becomes the prerogative not only of large companies but also of small and medium-sized enterprises, where it is decidedly easier to change the way of thinking. The cases presented at the Lean Summit, the results obtained, and the conclusions are gathered in this important book, a current snapshot of the Italian industrial reality, with a constant eye on future trends and developments.
