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Everything you need to know about cost reduction and continuous improvement...
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A New Strategy for Continuous Improvement 10 Steps to Lower Costs and Operational Excellence |
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Your Problem
Why is it that some businesses operate more efficiently and effectively than others? Do they possess some kind of structural or market advantage? Do they have unique knowledge? Do they have a special technology?
These issues are often stated to be the difference between high performers and all the companies that struggle to rein in costs and achieve continuous improvement. How often have you heard someone say, ‘We could reach that benchmark if only…’?
Yet, many companies can be far more profitable than they currently are – they just don’t know it yet!
What they need is a more rigorous approach that not only encourages continuous improvement but provides the framework to guide your business through the process.
Your Solution
The solution is the new ‘Operations Improvement Cycle’. This new cycle provides the benchmark, priority and guidance that were missing in the original PDCA cycle and provides the framework for implementing almost any technique.
The new 'Operations Improvement Cycle' uses three simple stages to guide you step-by-step through the process for achieving lower costs and operational excellence:
Crucially, the new 'Operations Improvement Cycle' details how to achieve all this by following 10 specific steps.
This New Book Shows You How to Apply The Process
The manual, A New Strategy for Continuous Improvement, explains in detail the 8 reasons why operations improvement efforts fail and then takes you through the ’10 Steps’ of the new Operations Improvement Cycle.
Using examples and case studies from the author's direct experience, this manual will not only explain the ’10 Steps’ approach but will demonstrate how and why this approach is an improvement on past practices.
In addition, you get direct advice on mistakes to avoid!
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The details at a glance
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Because it is based on real life experience, this manual contains
practical content that you can use. It is perfect for:
Actually, the new 'Operations Improvement Cycle' can be applied to any business.
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Let Me Tell You My Story
Of course, when things are really bad it is relatively easy to see what to do. In fact almost any action could be an improvement!
However, it was when things had stabilized and we were just another part of the business, that the real work began.
You see we needed an approach for continuous improvement that helped us to get better and better. As with most businesses today we were always under pressure to do more with less, cut budgets, and increase output. Sound familiar?
What we did next revolutionized that business and has become the subject of the book A New Strategy for Continuous Improvement.
We followed a path based on fundamentals and sound principles. We ignored fads and worked constantly towards a goal that was both lean and evolutionary.
Over the next few years we constantly met our targets and that factory became the best in its group. We eliminated fire fighting and produced record profits. On a personal note I received three promotions in five years!
Since that time I have used this approach over and over as both a business leader and consultant. The results have been the same every time - significant and lasting improvement. I first wrote the book in 2003 - a full 13 years after first applying this approach. Since then the process and steps have been further refined and I am happy to allow Industrial Press to now publish and distribute the book worldwide.
I hope that you get the opportunity to apply this material and revolutionize your business.
Regards, Phillip Slater Author, A New Strategy for Continuous Improvement
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From this manual you will learn:
By following the '10 Steps' you will achieve significant and ongoing business improvement and cost reduction. And the good news is that applying this process doesn't take more time - it just becomes part of the way you do business!
When you read this book you are almost certain to come up with at least one good idea which when applied helps improve some aspect of your business. Perhaps you can implement the entire concept of continually reviewing your operations to find more areas to improve. John Matlock Winnemucca, NV
About The Author
While these days Phillip wears many labels – author, advisor, trainer, company director and consultant – he’s had a career-long focus on improving business performance and has worked for a wide range of clients in many countries, including: Australia, UK, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, China, Korea, Japan, Singapore, USA, Mexico and Canada.
Phillip has engineering degrees from both The University of New South Wales and Monash University.
To contact Phillip Slater via email click here
I recently read two books written by Phillip Slater. This one and Smart Inventory Solutions. In both, Slater's primary focus is on what to do and how to do it. He thinks sequentially and, in this volume, suggests ten steps to achieve lower costs while increasing operational excellence. Robert Morris Amazon Top 10 Reviewer CEO Express
Drawing on extensive international experience in business improvement, Slater presents his "10 Steps" process that focuses on good sustainable practices—from getting organized to ignoring tradition—rather than on readily observable factors and faddish, environment-specific "best" practices. Chapters include case studies, action plan worksheets, and tips. The guide appends a step-by-step application of this framework, a glossary, and further information about his company. ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR
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My background is in engineering and operations
management. After a number of years of successfully improving factory
operations, in 1990 I was
asked to take on a greater challenge. I was asked to 'turn around' the
fortunes of a factory that was not doing so well.
With
over twenty years of business improvement experience, Phillip Slater
provides a unique combination of skills and experience encompassing
manufacturing and service organizations and covering operations management,
financial management, sales, marketing and corporate governance. 