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I'm very proud and excited to announce the upcoming publication - November, 2010 - of my first book...
"Simple Excellence: Organizing and Aligning the Management Team in a Lean Transformation."
The wonderful team at our publisher, Taylor & Francis (CRC Press), plans on having it available in November, 2010, and I invite you to explore, challenge and comment on the ideas which I and my co-author Bill Waddell have presented for your consideration. We'll have a new Web site, Simple Excellence™, set up to support the book as we draw closer to publication date.
Publisher Summary:
This book explains the critical role that each member of the senior management team must play in successfully achieving a company’s transformation to a lean organization, or operational excellence. It charts a course of simplification, in contrast to the complications that pervade traditional management by functional silos, and also the increasing complexity of managing popular improvement initiatives such as lean, six sigma, and theory of constraints. Written by well-known authorities, the book includes case studies from companies recognized for excellence. This is the first book to spell out in detail the role of each key individual on the management team, including sales and marketing, human resources, purchasing/supply chain, information technology, finance, and engineering. (view table of contents here)
Want to connect? Call me directly at +1 (847) 304-5301. Or, come on over and introduce yourself at some of the places I'll be visiting in coming months:
England (yes, a big place I know, but more details later)
Autumn, 2010
Biotech Supply Chain Academy Conference
South San Francisco, CA
October 26, 2010
