Toyota Kata : lean implementation by empowering employees

Kersten, Wolfgang; Ehni, Matthias; Hein, Alexander

Toyota Kata : lean implementation by empowering employees

Publikationstyp

Journal Article

Date Issued

2015

Sprache

German

Author(s)

Kersten, Wolfgang

Logistik und Unternehmensführung W-2

Ehni, Matthias

Logistik und Unternehmensführung W-2

Hein, Alexander

TORE-URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11420/42482

Journal

Productivity management

Volume

20

Issue

4

Start Page

27

End Page

30

Citation

Productivity Management 20 (4): 27-30 (2015)

Publisher Link

https://fabriksoftware.info/node/429

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84941008553

Publisher

GITO-Verlag

In western companies Lean Management is often falling short of expectations. Normally, the reason is a focus on a methodological approach concurrently neglecting behavioral aspects. The article based on a case study approach offers a holistic best-practice to lean implementation by empowering employees for a decentralized and goal-oriented improvement process considering behavioral aspects.

Subjects

Case study

Employee empowerment

Lean management

Toyota kata

DDC Class

330: Economics

380: Commerce, Communications, Transport

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Toyota Kata : lean implementation by empowering employees