(Taylor and Francis: New York) -- Whether it’s because of a lack of understanding, poor planning, or myriad other things, 50 to 60 percent of the IT effort in most companies can be considered waste. Explaining how to introduce lean principles to your IT functions to reduce and even eliminate this waste, Lean Management Principles for Information Technology by Gerhard J. Plenert (CRC Press, 2011), provides the tools and understanding to make better decisions, increase efficiencies, and make IT a major force in delivering sustainable improvements to your supply chain.

The proven Toyota Production System principles described in this book have already helped many IT organizations double and triple their output. It introduces some of the most powerful lean tools and techniques—including Six Sigma, value-stream mapping, and spaghetti charting—and provides a methodology for implementing them to reduce waste in your IT environment.

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