{"product_id":"global-lean-sam-yankelevitch-9781498773348","title":"Global Lean: Seeing the New Waste Rooted in Communication, Distance, and Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eJust because a problem is invisible doesn't mean it's not affecting your operation. While communication, distance, and culture are often ignored as real threats to your results, these unnoticed forces are negatively affecting companies that operate internationally. Globalization has amplified a series of obstacles we not have paid enough attention to in our organizations. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUltimately, it's humans that solve problems in coordination with other humans, and this requires excellent communication. Currently, people must coordinate actions and collaborate with teams sitting in geographically separated places. Misunderstandings and lack of clarity, however, cause high, unbudgeted costs. \u003cb\u003eGlobal Lean: Seeing the New Waste Rooted in Communication, Distance, and Culture \u003c\/b\u003ehighlights the waste created by these interactions and adopts Lean thinking to provide methods, approaches, and real case studies to eliminate these problems at the source. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs organizations evolve into global networks, Lean initiatives must now meet new needs. The book follows the story of a CEO and his company that, while successful in their local environment, are heavily impacted by new obstacles as they expand internationally. It illustrates how they adopt Lean methodologies to bring hidden problems to the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sam Yankelevitch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1498773346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781498773348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Productivity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Sam Yankelevitch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48136691450111,"sku":"9781498773348","price":52.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_74324995-bb9e-4680-b5d9-3da1017aa360.jpg?v=1770164210","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/global-lean-sam-yankelevitch-9781498773348","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}