{"title":"Ross Kenneth Kennedy","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoss Kenneth Kennedy’s work delves into the practical aspects of enhancing operational performance within industrial and business settings. His books focus on \u003cem\u003emeasuring\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eimproving\u003c\/em\u003e key processes such as daily management and overall equipment effectiveness, offering clear guidance for managers and engineers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a blend of technical insight and strategic advice designed to support continuous improvement and efficiency. 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In addition, it shows the consequences to your Operational Excellence journey if daily management is not performed well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReactive improvement develops the capability and discipline within the organisation to rapidly recover from an event or incident that stops you from achieving your expected or target performance for the day, shift, or hour. Most importantly, it enhances your ability to capture learning and initiate corrective actions, ensuring the event or incident will not re-occur anywhere across the organisation. As such, reactive improvement focuses on improving daily management through daily review meetings, information centres that support these meetings, and the enhancement of frontline problem-solving root cause analysis capability at all levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book introduces the seven elements of reactive improvement that must work in concert for effective daily management. 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