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Readings

Schedule of Readings

Readings and references for the course are from sources including:
  • Lean Thinking, by James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones.
  • Lean Enterprise Value, by Murman et al.
  • Course Pack
  • Additional articles distributed throughout the term.
  • Learning to See, by Mike Rother, Lean Enterprise Institute.
  • The Machine That Changed the World, by Womack, Jones, and Roos.

LEC # CLASS INFORMATION
2 Readings
  • Lean Thinking. Ch. 1-5.
  • Lean Enterprise Value. Ch. 3-4.
References
3 Readings
  • Lean Enterprise Value. Ch. 5-6.
  • Lean Thinking. Ch. 12-13.
  • Hanson. "The Integrated Enterprise."
  • Culotta. "The Promise of Value Chain Optimization."
  • Womack, and Jones. "From Lean Production to the Lean Enterprise."
4 Readings
  • Lean Enterprise Value. Ch. 7-8.
  • Davidz, and Nightingale. "LEAP Case Study: AAMRAM." 2002.
5 Readings
  • Lean Thinking. Ch. 6-7.
  • Shingo. "A Study of the Toyota Production System from an Industrial Engineering Viewpoint."
  • Baudin. "Lean Production: The End of Management Whack-a-Mole."
  • Ferdowsi, and Haggerty. "LEAP Case Study: 737 Fuselage." 2002.
  • Vaughn, and Shields. "A Holistic Approach to Manufacturing System Design in the Defense Aerospace Industry." ICAS 2002 Congress (September 2002).
References
  • LAI Production Operations Transition-to-Lean Roadmap
6 Readings
  • Lean Thinking. Ch. 8-10.
  • Slack. "The Lean Value Principle and Military Aerospace Product Development." 
  • Ferdowsi, and Stanke. "LEAP Case Study: F-16." 2002.
7 Readings
  • Anderson, and Lee. "Synchronized Supply Chains: The New Frontier."
  • Quinn. "The Payoff Potential in Supply Chain Management."
  • "Hewlett-Packard Division Chief Uses Strategic Outsourcing To Stay Lean, Focused, and Competent." The Management Round Table.
  • "Best Practices in Procurement." ASCET, Vol. 4 (2002).
  • Simchi-Levi. "The Effect of e-Business on Supply Chain Strategy." Working Paper.
8 Readings
  • "Enterprise Resource Planning: Common Myths Versus Evolving Reality." Business Horizons (May-June 2001).
  • Hsu, and Skevington. "Integration of Data and Knowledge in Manufacturing Enterprise: A Conceptual Framework."
  • Manheim. "Integrating People and Technology for Supply-Chain Advantage."
10 Readings
  • Kotter. "Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail."
  • Collins, and Porras. "Building Your Company's Vision."
  • Heifetz, and Laurie. "The Work of Leadership."
  • Nadler, and Nadler. "Champions of Change: When Worlds Collide."

References

11 Readings
  • Bozdogan, Deyst, Hoult, and Lucus. "Architectural innovation in product development through early supplier integration."
12 Readings
  • Emiliani. "Lean Behaviors."
  • Majchrzak, and Wang. "Breaking the Functional Mindset in Process Organizations."
  • Robbins. "Organizational Design." Ch. 13, Essentials of Organizational Behavior. 5th ed.
  • Allen. "Architecture and Communication Among Product Development Engineers." Working Paper 165-97 (1997).
  • Allen. "Organizational Structure for Product Development." Working Paper (October 2000).
13 Readings
  • Ross. "Creating Value from Business to Business Integration."
  • "The Impact of Web Based Technologies on Supply Chain Management." ASCET Vol. 4 (2002).
  • "Make to Desire: How New Technologies are Revolutionizing Lifecycle Management." ASCET Vol. 4 (2002).
  • "New Business Models for Supply Chain Excellence." ASCET Vol. 4 (2002).
14 Readings
  • Davenport, De Long, and Beers. "Successful Knowledge Management Projects."
  • Hansen, Nohria, and Tierney. "What's Your Strategy for Managing Knowledge?"
  • Cohen, and Levinthal. "Absorptive Capacity: A New Perspective on Learning and Innovation." Administrative Science Quarterly (1990).
References
  • Earl, and Scott. "Opinion: What Is a Chief Knowledge Officer?"
15 Readings
  • Kaplan, and Norton. "Using the Balanced Scorecard as a Strategic Management System."
  • Maskall, and Neal. "Lean Management Accounting for Lean Manufacturing."
References
  • Clinton, and Hsu. "Linking Manufacturing Control to Management Control."
  • Epstein, and Manzoni. "Translating Strategy Into Action."
  • Butler, Letza, and Neale. "Linking the Balanced Scorecard to Strategy."
17 Readings
  • Nightingale, and Mize. "Development of a Lean Enterprise Transformation Maturity Model."
References
18 Readings
  • Hout, and Carter. "Getting it Done: New Roles for Senior Executives."
  • Collins. "Turning Goals Into Results: The Power of Catalytic Mechanisms."
  • Bartlett, and Ghoshal. "The Myth of the Generic Manager: New Personal Competencies for New Management Roles."
  • "High Stakes, Big Bets." Fast Company (April 2002).
  • "Conquering Vertical Limits." Fortune (February 19, 2001).
  • Schein. "The Leader of the Future." Working Paper (1995).
  • Schein. "Transformative Change Unlearning and Relearning Culture." Ch. 6, The Corporate Culture Survival Guide  (1999).
20 Readings
  • Lean Enterprise Value. Ch. 9-11.
  • Shapiro. "Functional Integration: Getting All the Troops to Work Together."
21 Readings
  • Garvin. "Leveraging Processes for Strategic Advantage."