Dr Jim Womack to address business leaders
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news.oneindia.in}Bangalore,
Jul
9:
Dr
Jim
Womack,
Chairman
and
Founder,
Lean
Enterprise
Institute,
and
Vice-Chairman,
Lean
Global
Network,
will
be
addressing
Indian
business
leaders
at
the
first
ever
Lean
Management
Summit
2008
to
be
held
in
Mumbai
on
August
4
and
in
Chennai
on
August
6.
The co-author of some of most widely acclaimed books: The Machine That Changed the World, Lean Thinking, and Lean Solutions, Dr Jim Womack, is also recognised for his work at MIT on the comparative industrial policy in the US, Europe and Japan. Lean Management Summit has been organised by Lean Management Institute of India (LMII), an independent not-for-profit company dedicated to promote Lean Management in various industries especially in the manufacturing and the services sectors. Founded by Mr. Siddhartha Lal and Mr. S.Sandilya of the Eicher Group in their individual capacities, the company will be guided in its operation by a Board of Governors, which is being constituted.
Mr
Ravi
Achanta,
Vice
President
of
LMII,
said,
“Through
his
seminal
research,
Dr
Womack,
along
with
Prof
Daniel
T
Jones,
decoded
the
DNA
of
Toyota
Way
to
enumerate
the
underlying
principles
of
Lean
–
specify
value,
identify
value
creating
steps,
make
value
flow
to
the
customer,
supply
to
customer
pull,
and
strive
for
perfection."
“These
principles
have
since
been
applied
successfully
across
variousindustries
including
manufacturing,
retail,
ITES,
air
travel,
distribution
and
healthcare.
Lean
Management
Solutions
are
extremely
relevant
in
today"stough
economic
environment
in
India
and
globally",
he
added.
Some of the well-known Articles Dr Womack co-authored include: “From Lean Production to the Lean Enterprise" (Harvard Business Review, March-April, 1994), "Beyond Toyota: How to Root Out Waste and Pursue Perfection" (Harvard Business Review, September-October, 1996), “Lean Consumption" (Harvard Business Review, March-April, 2005).
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