A New Strategy for Continuous Improvement: 10 Steps to Lower Costs and Operational Excellence

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Developed from the author’s own practical experience, this unique resource details a proven, 10-step approach to cost reduction, and provides a series of tools to help you achieve sustainable cost reduction in your business while avoiding the damage of “slash and burn”. A New Strategy for Continuous Improvement presents a new ‘Operations Improvement Cycle’. This cycle provides the benchmark, priority and guidance that were missing in the original cycle. This is achieved through a three stage process involving 10 specific steps. Additionally, it explores the issues with the traditional approach to continuous improvement and cost reduction and then takes you through the three stages and the '10 Steps’ in detail. Working with this manual will change your approach to costreduction forever. Not only will you save money on an ongoing basis, but these proven techniques will have an impact almost immediately!Explains the 10 steps to lower cost reduction and how to apply them and in what order.Includes 47 specific 'must do' actions for success.Details the 42 common mistakes people make.Discusses the truth that implementation is a process not just an entry on a Gantt chart.Contains 24 templates and worksheets that help guide your team through the entire process. Provides 20 case studies and real-life examples that can be applied to any business.

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With over twenty years of business improvement experience, Phillip Slater provides a unique combination of skills and experience encompassing manufacturing and service organizations and covering operations management, financial management, sales, marketing and corporate governance. While these days Phillip wears many labels - author, advisor, trainer, company director and consultant - he's had a career-long focus on improving business performance and has worked for a wide range of clients in many countries, including: Australia, UK, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, China, Korea, Japan, Singapore, USA, Mexico and Canada. In addition to his role at Initiate Action, Phillip is a Director of Yooralla, one of Australia's leading disability service providers. He has a degree in mechanical engineering from The University of New South Wales, Australia.