Complexity Management Journal

Our magazine „Complexity Management Journal“ contains selected case studies. We hope that these examples will help you to successfully and sustainably master the complexity within your company.

 



Issue 2011

Issue 2/2011

Mastering Complexity Through an Adaptable
Production System

Gregor Tuecks / Jan Eilers

Mastering Complexity in
Manufacturing Scheduling

Gregor Tuecks / Sascha Fuchs (WZL) /
Peter Ortlinghaus (Ortlinghaus)

Using the Production Audit to Determine
your Organization´s Lean Maturity Level

Gregor Tuecks

ACTLean: Lean Competence for Lean Application
Laura L. Lucas / Hans R. Tanner 

Lean Is for Everyone — The Lean Institute Offers
Holistic Programs

Nicoe Udelhofen (ACTLean) in an interview with the
complexity management journal staff about new top-
ics in Lean Management, training, learning factories,
and coaching.
 
                  

                                                                                                       
CM-Journal 1-2011

 

Issue 1/2011

Effective Process Management:
Accelerate Processes, Increase Profitability
and Ensure Quality

Oliver Koester / Michael A. Kurr

Customer Orientation Companies –
A Pure Sales Task? (Part 2)

Michael A. Kurr / Volker Eissele and
Jennifer Stach (Mercedes-Benz)

Acceleration Through Quality – Accelerating
Order-Specific Processing by Increasing the
Quality in the Early Phase

Oliver Koester / Michael A. Kurr / Jan Eilers /
Uwe Tomschin (SCHOTT forma vitrum ag)

Successful Teamwork – From the Analysis
to the Implementation

Michael A. Kurr and Jan Eilers in conversation with
Uwe Tomschin, Managing Director of SCHOTT forma
vitrum ag in St. Gallen, Switzerland
 

Lean Certification Helps to Make Achievements
Sustainable

Hans R. Tanner / Laura L. Lucas                   

                                                                                                       
CM-Journal 1-2011

 


 

Issue 2010

Issue 3/2010

More Innovation, Less Waste –
The Secret of Efficient Development Processes (Part 2)

Stephan U. Schittny / Michael Lenders (WZL)

Am I a Lean Innovation Champion or Laggard? –
A Short Discussion of the Lean Innovation Audit

Stephan U. Schittny / Michael Lenders (WZL)

Value and Its Importance:
Value Stream Mapping in R&D Departments,
a Case Study

Stephan U. Schittny / Marcus Rauhut (WZL)

Lean Innovation Requires Creativity and Consistency
An Interview with Klaus Broichhausen and
Stephan U. Schittny
 

Lean Innovation to Improve Embedded Software
Design and Development

Hans R. Tanner                   

                                                                                                       
CM-Journal 3-2010

 

 

Issue 2/2010

More Innovation, Less Waste –
The Secret of Efficient Development Processes (Part 1)

Stephan U. Schittny / Michael Lenders (WZL)

The Journey is the Reward –
Roadmapping, an Important Piece of Holistic Innovation
and Technology Management

Stephan U. Schittny / Markus Wellensiek (IPT)

Lean Innovation –
Recommendations for a Successful Implementation
Christian Neubaur / Michael Lenders (WZL)                    

                                                                                                       
CM-Journal 2-2010


Issue 1/2010

To Build a Bridge:
What Significance
Does Complexity Management Have for Production?

Gregor Tuecks

Combining Optimal Global Variety
and Efficient Production

Stephan Krumm / Frank Buerschgens and
Jens Meier (both John Deere)


Avoiding Costs without Losing Revenue-
Can the Squaring of the Circle Succeed?
Stephan Krumm / Frank Buerschgens and
Jens Meier (both John Deere)


Doing the Right Things Right:
Alignment of Improvement Efforts with Enterprise Strategy

Hans R. Tanner / Peter Freissle (Polydeck Screen Corporation)


 

 

Issue 2009

Issue 2/2009 

Even a Perfect Cut Does Not Last Forever–
Permanent Success Demands Constant Care
of the Product Portfolio
Norbert Große Entrup

Endless Debate or Quick Action?
Or: How Variant Management Can Help the
Manufacturing Industry
Gregor Tücks / Hans R. Tanner

Success through Moderation –
How a Product Division Becomes Successful Once
Again During the Sales Crisis
Anno Kremer / Udo Hess (Baldwin Oxy-Dry GmbH)

Exploring New Frontiers – Obstacles, Cooperation and Success
Anno Kremer / Udo Hess (Baldwin Oxy-Dry GmbH)

Complexity Management in a Nutshell
Hans R. Tanner
 
 

                                                                           

 

Issue 1/2009 

Following New Paths – Manage Your Complexity and Win:
in the Past, Present, and Future

Stephan Krumm / Nadine Creutz-Adams

Let´s Do it Right the First Time! 
Stephan Krumm (Schuh & Company) and
Peter Fischer (fgi) discuss efficiency networks, complexity
consulting, learning respect and the struggle to find the optimum solution.

Our Passion:
20 Years of Complexity Management
Christian Neubaur