5H's: Essential qualities of a Lean leader in manufacturing

Nor would they recruit legendary corporate leaders like Oprah Winfrey, Richard Branson or Bill Gates (How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders and Game Changers, David M. Rubenstein, 2020) due to their lack of expertise and experience in implementation of Lean. [...]guess wh...

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Published in:ISE ; Industrial and Systems Engineering at Work 2022-01, Vol.54 (1), p.38-41
Main Author: Irani, Shahrukh A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
COVID-19
Employees
Finite capacity scheduling
Heart
Industrial engineering
Leadership
Machine shops
Managers
Manufacturing
Product mixes
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
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Summary:Nor would they recruit legendary corporate leaders like Oprah Winfrey, Richard Branson or Bill Gates (How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders and Game Changers, David M. Rubenstein, 2020) due to their lack of expertise and experience in implementation of Lean. [...]guess where Todd would be on the days when I was not on-site? [...]I would be focusing on three really hard problems: finding the part families in their machine shop's product mix; a re-layout of the machine shop into cells (each cell would produce a part family); and implementation of a finite capacity scheduling software. Becoming the leaders of tomorrow today In the 2020s and beyond, leaders who merely pursue profits and reduce costs will find themselves playing catch-up in a business climate that demands they take on more transformational roles. Since the COVID-19 pandemic roiled the economy, employees have endured more personal trauma and workplace burnout than ever before.
ISSN:2471-9579