BWI: Kronos Announces Availability of Lean Labor Book in India, A Guide to Create a Highly Effective Manufacturing Workforce

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Source: Kronos
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 03:09 PM IST (09:39 AM GMT)
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Kronos Announces Availability of Lean Labor Book in India, A Guide to Create a Highly Effective Manufacturing Workforce


Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Wednesday, July 13, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Kronos Incorporated today announced the availability of Lean Labor: a Survival Guide for Companies Facing Global Competition . Mr. Shekar Viswanathan, Deputy Managing Director (Commercial), Toyota Kirloskar Motors Ltd., joined Kronos® to launch the book in India at a formal event. Authored by Gregg Gordon, a Senior Director in the Kronos manufacturing practice group, Lean Labor is a guidebook that provides step-by-step recommendations for cultivating a highly effective workforce by adopting lean methodologies.

News Facts

- Gregg's discussions with shop floor managers and manufacturing executives across the world inspired him to write a comprehensive guidebook on effective labor management to address the unique challenges of today's global manufacturers.
- Through his travels and discussions, Gregg discovered that increasingly, manufacturers everywhere have access to the same raw materials, technology, and distribution. Newly industrialized countries are a double-edged sword for a manufacturer, as they represent potential new markets for products, but can also result in the entry of new, low-wage competition. Lean Labor shows how the workforce can be a primary differentiation against this growing global competition.
- The fundamental premise of the book is the application of Lean principles to labor management. From minimizing payroll errors, to scheduling effectively, to eliminating production losses, the book includes case studies that demonstrate how manufacturers have successfully changed the way they use labor to reduce costs, shorten lead times, and provide higher levels of service to their customers.
- Lean Labor is available on www.bookcurry.com.

Supporting Quotes

- Gregg Gordon, Senior Director, Manufacturing Industry Marketing, Kronos
"The intellectual property developed during an employee's tenure impacts productivity, quality, and innovation. This can become a manufacturer's ongoing differentiation if the workforce is managed effectively. We are very excited with the early enthusiasm Lean Labor has received and we look forward to talking with manufacturers around the world about how to apply lean principles to labor management."
- James Thomas, Country Manager, India Operations, Kronos
"Lean labor by Gregg Gordon is an excellent book to gather deep insights for applying lean principles to managing workforce in a most cost effective and productive way. Written in a very lucid style it takes you through the journey of a manufacturer transforming business using lean labor principles. It's a must read for Indian manufacturers grappling with ever increasing challenges in managing labor for world class operational efficiencies and productivity."
- Shekar Viswanathan, Deputy Managing Director, Toyota Kirloskar Motors Ltd
"Gregg Gordon's book on Lean Labor is indeed a very timely exercise in the Indian context given the Government of India's emphasis on the importance of the manufacturing sector in the economy. Most importantly, the book focuses on the human dimension in the manufacturing process. The book, written in easy English, dwells on some of the challenges that the manager faces on the shop floor including daily operational decision making. The chapter on increasing the productivity of the entire workforce also captures the issues involving contract employees, maintenance mechanics, quality control staff and warehouse labor, and where the real problems reside. A must read for any industry manager facing local or global competition."

Supporting Resources:

- Full reviews: http://leanlaborstrategies.com/about-book/
- About the author: http://leanlaborstrategies.com/about-author/
- Author's blog: http://leanlaborstrategies.com/
- Cartoon related to this topic: http://www.kronos.com/timewellspent/37/

About Kronos Incorporated

Kronos is the global leader in workforce management solutions that enable organizations to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Tens of thousands of organizations in 60 countries - including more than half of the Fortune 1000® - use Kronos time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor analytics applications. To learn how Kronos uniquely delivers complete automation and high-quality information in an easy-to-use solution, visit www.kronos.in .

© 2011 Kronos Incorporated. All rights reserved. Kronos is a registered trademark of Kronos Incorporated or a related company. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.



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