CHAPTER 1: PROFIT IS KING, BUT CASH RULES
Challenge
Can you express clearly the challenges currently facing your business/department/team?
What is the story you tell about your business:
- What are the main reasons for our success so far?
- Where is the space for improvement?
- What are the difficulties we face?
- What is the first thing we have to learn to face them?
Then, find one place where you will try to dramatically improve the flow and see what happens.
Further Thinking
What link
between Lean and financials?
How is lean strategic?
My CEO, who supported lean, has left and been replaced by a pure finance guy. It doesn't look good for the lean effort.
What should I do?
Why aren't the laws of lean articulated?
How can I convince my CFO?
Why do we need to discuss the business case for lean?
Could hoshin kanri be too bureaucratic for my small tech company?
Dr. Michael Ballé will assist as virtual sensei for this e-learning experience with your own team to illustrate the key concepts you'll explore in the book.