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Transactional Lean: Preparing for the Digitalization Era

A Systematic Approach to Industrialize Office Processes

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  • Explains why many lean office initiatives have failed

  • Shows the differences between manufacturing and transactional office processes

  • Enables the reader to exploit the full potential of lean manufacturing in the office

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About this book

This book goes beyond searching for Muda by Gemba walk; the aim is to industrialize the office environment in view of the new digitalization challenge by applying the same principles of Lean industry. Whereas the basic process theory remains valid, the Lean tools have to be adapted and transposed to the office characteristics where not machines but employees are at the center of the transactions. Here, a new, already successfully applied, integrated, industry-derived, and systematic approach is presented. It will not only boost office effectiveness and productivity as well as shortening lead-time of office routines far beyond simple Muda elimination, but it will also prepare the processes in view of the upcoming digitalization era.

Authors and Affiliations

  • D-MAVT - IWF, inspire AG/ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

    Bruno G. Rüttimann

About the author

Bruno Ruettiman is Dr.-Ing. (Politecnico di Milano), MBA (Bocconi University, Milan). He has 20 years of experience at the international industry (Alusuisse, Alcan, Rio Tinto). Since 2010 he is freelance consultant as well as consultant/instructor at inspire AG and lecturer at ETH Zurich.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Transactional Lean: Preparing for the Digitalization Era

  • Book Subtitle: A Systematic Approach to Industrialize Office Processes

  • Authors: Bruno G. Rüttimann

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22860-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-22859-0Published: 01 July 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-22862-0Published: 14 August 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-22860-6Published: 18 June 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 116

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 64 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing, Production

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