Affordability 2.0

A How-To Roadmap for Application and Implementation
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-29991-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Continuous Improvement Series

In a world where complex challenges like healthcare, housing, education, and government affordability dominate the conversation, traditional approaches often fall short. This book introduces a transformative framework for thinking and problem-solving, designed to address the pressing issues of affordability in modern society. By integrating value, customer needs, and cost, this approach moves beyond conventional methods to deliver sustainable solutions that balance performance, profitability, and prosperity.

Affordability 2.0: A How-To Roadmap for Application and Implementation provides a comprehensive roadmap for leaders and managers seeking to transform their organizations and solve complex problems and provide products and services that are affordable for targeted customers. The book covers essential topics such as leadership, strategy, systems thinking, design for affordability, implementation, and sustainment. It features real-world examples, including the F/A-18 Super Hornet, MRAP military vehicles, NASA’s Artemis II, Boston Whaler, and numerous other case studies to illustrate the practical application of the framework. Written by the originator of the Affordability concept, this book incorporates decades of experience, proven tools, and techniques to help organizations achieve measurable improvements in performance and cost efficiency. It was written to address the growing demand for innovative solutions to affordability challenges across industries and society.

This book is ideal for leaders, managers, and decision-makers in industries such as healthcare, government, education, defense, and manufacturing, as well as anyone interested in solving complex problems in their organization or community. Whether you are looking to improve processes, increase profitability, or drive sustainable change, Affordability 2.0 offers the insights and tools you need to succeed. If you are ready to challenge traditional thinking and embrace a new framework for achieving affordability, this book is for you.

Zielgruppe

Professional Training

Autoren/Hrsg.

Odomirok Sr., Paul Walter

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Produktionstechnik Industrielle Qualitätskontrolle
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Industrial Engineering

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Affordability 2.0. 2. The Goal. 3. Leadership. 4. Strategy. 5. Enterprises and Systems. 6. Design for Affordability. 7. Targeting and Aiming. 8. Plan and Implementation. 9. People. 10. Process. 11. Performance. 12. Improvement. 13. Sustainment. 14. Where to Start.

Über Autor(innen)

Paul W. Odomirok, Sr., is president and CEO of Performance Excellence Associates, Inc., in St Augustine, Florida. He has built a remarkable career over the past 50 years, spanning academia, engineering and development, manufacturing, corporate executive leadership, consulting, and entrepreneurship. In his first career, he taught Mathematics and Computer Science at all levels, from preschool to post-PhD, and contributed to higher education by designing graduate-level curricula as an Adjunct Professor at the University of South Carolina. His second career began in 1985 with the National Cash Register (NCR), where he advanced through roles such as Senior Programmer Analyst, Manager, Product Manager, Corporate Strategic Planner, Director of Quality and Customer Satisfaction, and Corporate Coach, while collaborating with the Bell Labs Organization Effectiveness Group and participating in the Harvard Business School T.E.A.M. Research Study. In 1995, he transitioned to consulting, specializing in leadership, strategy, and performance improvement, and over the past 30 years, he has worked with 137 organizations, delivering over 300 impactful projects and programs.