Books

This book gives senior technology leaders a practical operating system for enterprise AI strategy. It turns scattered pilots into a board-ready plan by walking through strategy, economics, vendor decisions, ownership, governance, GenAI architecture, and roadmap assembly: AI Platform Scorecard, Use-Case Prioritization Matrix, Budget Model + Cost Guardrails, Vendor Decision Framework, RACI Matrix.

True continuous improvement requires building a culture where employees understand, embrace, and manage the new methods. By training your team in the principles of PDCA, you ensure that improvements are sustained, knowledge is retained, and the organization continues to grow and evolve.

Every organization struggles with waste—lost time, hidden costs, and inefficient processes that drain performance. This book introduces you to the mindset and principles of Value Stream Mapping (VSM), showing how to see waste clearly, understand its impact, and build the foundation for continuous improvement.

The first book in the Plant Manager Series. Learn how to design Power BI dashboards for OEE, quality, production, TPM, and continuous improvement using practical manufacturing examples.

Wenn Sie ein kleines Unternehmen führen, wissen Sie, wie anstrengend es sein kann, den täglichen Betrieb aufrechtzuerhalten. Ständiges Krisenmanagement, unklare Verantwortlichkeiten, wiederkehrende Fehler und chaotische Abläufe sind keine Zeichen von Wachstum – sie sind Anzeichen eines Systems, das verbessert werden muss.

To make sure that the production team members on the assembly line always have the parts and tools they need to complete their tasks, Toyota has put all the systems and support personnel in place. If you visit one of their assembly factories, you can see this for yourself. Although patients are more essential, it can be argued that Toyota invests significantly more in its front-line staff than many hospitals do. Toyota enables team members to concentrate on their tasks and the truck in front of them, resulting in greater outcomes and overall happiness.

Tired of living in a constant rush, where urgent tasks always push aside what truly matters? This e-book shows you how to apply proven operational excellence tools to manage your life, make decisions with less stress, and turn even your most ambitious goals into reality. Follow an engaging journey alongside the book’s characters and discover how to transform daily chaos into a system that works for you.

If you run a small business, you know how exhausting it can be to keep things running. Daily firefighting, unclear roles, repeated mistakes, and chaos are not signs of growth—they're signs of a broken system.

Modern cities face rising complexity — more infrastructure, more data, more expectations. Yet, true urban excellence doesn't begin with technology. It begins with discipline, visibility, and flow.In this groundbreaking volume, Dr. Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman applies Toyota's Lean philosophy to the world of city management, security, and operations — offering a clear roadmap for designing and sustaining cities that run smoothly, respond quickly, and continuously improve.

The factory floor is unchanged by AI. The cognitive overhead surrounding it is not. *The AI-Augmented COO* is a practicing Chief Operating Officer's playbook for compressing that overhead — concrete prompts, composite case studies, sober governance — for the operations leaders who have to deliver this quarter.