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Lean Management

Rating 3.2
Word count
141K words
Chapters
56
ISBN
9787516432440

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Summary

As a high-efficiency management philosophy originating from the Toyota Production System, lean management has become a core means for enterprises to enhance competitiveness by eliminating waste, optimizing processes, and pursuing continuous improvement. In current practice, however, problems persist: understanding of lean management often remains superficial, and cross-domain application lacks systematic guidance. Lean Management systematically traces the evolution of lean thinking and its practical methods, offering Chinese enterprises—especially specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative (SRDI) firms—a guide to management upgrading that combines theoretical depth with practical value.

Editor's review

The value of this book lies in restoring lean management from a "toolkit" to an understandable business logic. Rather than introducing scattered techniques, the author first traces the evolution of lean thinking, then descends to concrete methods of process optimization and continuous improvement, helping readers build a complete chain from philosophy to action. Particularly relevant is the discussion that connects lean management with the management upgrading of Chinese enterprises, especially SRDI firms, addressing the pain point of cross-domain application lacking systematic guidance. The writing balances theoretical depth with practical value, making it suitable as a systematic refresher or internal training text for managers. Readers are advised to bring specific waste phenomena from their own processes to each chapter and build an improvement checklist as they read—more rewarding than a single cover-to-cover pass. Those seeking a quick-reference template book may need extra patience with the narrative pace.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Mid- and senior-level managers seeking a systematic understanding of lean thinking rather than scattered tools
  • Frontline operations leaders driving process optimization and cost reduction
  • Key staff responsible for management upgrading and organizational capability building in SRDI enterprises
  • Faculty and students in business administration and operations management who need theory grounded in practice

Not a good fit for

  • Readers who only want ready-made form templates without understanding the underlying logic
  • Complete beginners with no enterprise operations experience seeking an introductory primer
  • Analytical readers expecting extensive industry data or quantitative modeling

Reading tips

  1. Read the section on the evolution of lean thinking first to build an overall framework before entering the methods chapters, avoiding seeing tools without logic.
  2. After each chapter, conduct a waste-identification exercise using your own company's actual processes and form an improvement checklist.
  3. Compare the book's continuous-improvement ideas with your existing management systems, marking what can be transferred and what needs adjustment.
  4. For team reading, assign different chapters to different leads, then hold a focused discussion on cross-departmental process interfaces.

About the publisher

Enterprise Management Publishing House China · Founded in 1979

Enterprise Management Publishing House focuses on the field of economics and management publishing, with titles spanning common categories such as inspirational growth, management, food, and examinations. Based on the 317 books in the database, representative titles include Dale Carnegie's The Scrolls (Authoritative Collector's Edition), Liu Chengyuan's Lean Thinking: How Lean Is Implemented in China, Zhong Jiyin's series on Boards of Directors and Corporate Governance, Cao Xibo's New Handbook for Public Speaking Training, Zhu Yutong's Thirteen Marketing Strategies for Chinese Brands and Adoption Methods: Solving Eight Major Local Marketing Problems, and Guan Cha by authors such as Xiu Shang, Liao Xinlin, and Li Xiaorui. Its publishing direction covers management theory, corporate governance, and local marketing practice, while extending to personal growth and language training. Its author resources include researchers and practitioners in economics and management. Public information on its publishing features and series system is limited; the above is based only on the book information in the database.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 作者简介
  3. 前言
  4. 第1章 精益管理概论
  5. 1.1 精益管理的产生
  6. 1.2 精益管理的概念
  7. 1.3 精益管理的优势和意义
  8. 思考题
  9. 第2章 精益管理原则
  10. 2.1 以顾客为导向的产品价值结构
  11. 2.2 消除产业价值链的Muda
  12. 2.3 变成批生产与排队生产为单件流动
  13. 2.4 由顾客需求拉动价值链
  14. 2.5 追求尽善尽美
  15. 思考题
  16. 第3章 精益生产
  17. 3.1 精益生产战略
  18. 3.2 精益生产战略支撑条件
  19. 3.3 5S活动
  20. 3.4 6σ(sigma)质量管理
  21. 3.5 全面生产维护
  22. 思考题
  23. 第4章 精益设计
  24. 4.1 精益设计的概念
  25. 4.2 精益设计的特点
  26. 4.3 精益设计的实现
  27. 思考题
  28. 第5章 精益供应
  29. 5.1 传统采购与精益采购
  30. 5.2 及时采购
  31. 5.3 供应商的选择
  32. 思考题
  33. 第6章 精益物流
  34. 6.1 精益物流概论
  35. 6.2 精益物流的基本原则
  36. 6.3 精益物流的条件
  37. 6.4 精益物流成本管理方法
  38. 思考题
  39. 第7章 精益财务
  40. 7.1 精益财务管理概述
  41. 7.2 精益财务管理的主要特征
  42. 7.3 精益财务管理的基本内容
  43. 7.4 精益财务管理的实现路径
  44. 思考题
  45. 第8章 精益营销
  46. 8.1 精益营销概论
  47. 8.2 精益营销中的不当问题
  48. 8.3 营销价值链的分解及剖析
  49. 8.4 精益理论与营销价值链的融合
  50. 思考题
  51. 第9章 精益人力
  52. 9.1 人本管理
  53. 9.2 多技能劳动力
  54. 9.3 基于精益思想的人力资源管理
  55. 思考题
  56. 参考文献

FAQ

Is this book suitable for someone with no lean background?
It is readable but requires some patience. The book starts with the evolution of lean thinking, laying out the theory fairly completely, so beginners can build a framework; however, it unfolds through enterprise practice, so readers with no operational experience may find the methods chapters slower going. It is advisable to read the first half on philosophy first, then consult the second half on methods as needed.
Can the methods in the book be applied directly to non-manufacturing enterprises?
The book addresses the lack of systematic guidance for cross-domain application; its scope is not limited to manufacturing and specifically targets management upgrading in SRDI enterprises. Readers can transfer the ideas of eliminating waste, optimizing processes, and continuous improvement to service and management processes, but implementation still requires adjustment to their own business characteristics—manufacturing practices should not be copied wholesale.
Is this book better for cover-to-cover reading or for use as a reference?
Both are viable. To build systematic understanding, read in chapter order—philosophy first, methods second; if you already have a lean foundation and only want to solve specific problems, read selectively by topic such as process optimization or continuous improvement. Either way, pairing the reading with exercises against your own processes will work noticeably better than reading without practice.

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陆琳 Author

Lu Lin is a Chinese book author about whom little public information is available. The database contains one work by this author, a management title entitled Lean Management. Based on the available information, Lu Lin's writing focuses on the field of management, particularly the theme of lean management. Originating in manufacturing process optimization, lean management emphasizes reducing waste, continuous improvement, and value creation, and has gradually extended to operations, services, and organizational management. By writing a book on this subject, Lu Lin shows an intention to present the lean approach systematically to readers who wish to understand or apply lean ideas. As no reliable records of birth and death dates, nationality, education, or career are available, no inferences are made here; this introduction is limited to the factual information about the work in the database. Readers may consult Lean Management itself to learn more about the author's arguments and writing style.

苏雪 Author · China

Su Xue is a Chinese author about whom little public information is currently available; her dates of birth and death, educational background, and professional experience are not clearly documented. Judging from the holdings in our database, only one of her works, Lean Management, has been catalogued, and it is classified under management, indicating that her writing focuses on corporate management and practical methods. Lean management originated in manufacturing as an approach to process improvement, emphasizing the elimination of waste, continuous improvement, and value creation. In choosing this subject, the author is likely addressing readers concerned with operational efficiency and organizational improvement. Because more verifiable material is lacking, it is not possible to assess the full range of her writing style or to evaluate the book's actual impact and reader response; based on the choice of subject alone, she tends to translate systematic management ideas into content that can serve as a practical reference. This profile is compiled from the available bibliographic information and may be refined if reliable sources come to light.

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