When Lean Enterprises Collide

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• Part 1 The confrontation strategy: the confrontation strategy; why firms adopt a confrontation strategy; the role of the survival triplet. Part 2 The role of cost management: the hidden role of cost management; the actual role of cost management; creating the right organization; creating the right organizational context. Part 3 Managing the costs of new products: identifying future products; target costing; value engineering; inter-organizational cost management systems. Part 4 Managing the costs of existing products: product costing; operational control; Kaizen. Part 5 Harnessing the entrepreneurial spirit: creating business managers; managing firm size; when lean enterprises collide.