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Redefining Operational Excellence

New Strategies for Maximizing Performance and Profits Across the Organization

by (author) Andrew Miller

Publisher
AMACOM
Initial publish date
Jun 2014
Category
Management
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780814433973
    Publish Date
    Jun 2014
    List Price
    $33.5

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The old definition of operational excellence is a relic. Our world is too complex, too interconnected, and too fast-moving for organizations to achieve dramatic results simply by eliminating waste and increasing standardization. After all, no company ever cut their way to sustainable growth. True operational excellence is not aboutlean or six sigma or any other methodology. Operational excellence is a mindset, and it achieves breakthrough results. It requires a company culture that questions current models and focuses on adding value, making improvements, and increasing speed. Operational excellence is about finding money and performance boosts in areas businesses don't normally look. Redefining Operational Excellence covers it all - processes, people, and operations - and shares specific strategiesto: — Drive innovation and collaboration — Engage customers — Attract and retain top people — Align strategy and execution — Optimize speed — And more Operational excellence is the relentless pursuit of doing things better. This revelatory guide presents a groundbreaking way of doing things that will benefit organizations and their customers.

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Contributor Notes

ANDREW MILLER is an operations expert whose clients include the Bank of Nova Scotia, McKesson Canada, 3M Canada, Mount Sinai Hospital, and other world-class institutions. Before starting his firm in 2006, he held senior consulting positions with IBM Business Consulting Services and PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting.