The first edition of this highly acclaimed publication received a Shingo Research
and Professional Publication Prize in 2009. Explaining how to create and sustain
a Lean business, it followed Cogent Power.s first two Lean Roadmaps along their
journey.

Since then, much has changed. Several members of Cogent Power.s senior management
have moved on, steel prices have declined, and the credit crisis has sparked an
unstable global economy. Set against these developments, Staying Lean: Thriving,
Not Just Surviving, Second Edition reports on Cogent Power.s response to these
issues.detailing how they worked through their third Lean Roadmap. It also:

* Guides readers with readily reproducible advice and an easy-to-follow model
for sustaining Lean improvements
* Presents a case study of a successful multinational Lean implementation
* Covers a six-year Lean transformation from start to finish, illustrating
the application of three distinct roadmaps

Focusing on how to sustain change, the new edition of this bestselling
reference, illustrates the experience of a multi-national company that
successfully implemented Lean in its manufacturing and commercial operations.
Based on a model of sustainable change, the text defines by example the elements
of successful Lean management that are often difficult to emulate as well as the
more visible features of process management.

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