Author: Andy Carlino & Jamie Flinchbaugh ISBN: 0872638316 / 9780872638310 Year: 2006 Availability: 45-60 days
Hitchhikers do not travel a fixed path. They intentionally wander so they can learn and grow along the way. Embarking on the lean journey is similar, there are many roads on which to wander and no s...
Author: George Alukal and Anthony Manos ISBN: 0873896890 / 9780873896894 Year: 2006 Availability: Out of Stock
To compete successfully in today’s economy, organizations need to be as good as or better than their global competitors. This goes not only for quality, but also for costs and cycle times (lea...
Author: Darren Dolcemascolo ISBN: 1563273330 / 9781563273339 Year: 2006 Availability: In Stock
When most teams map a lean value stream, they tend to focus on internal processes, and many organizations have reaped the benefits of implementing lean within their own facilities. The total value s...
Author: Terence Burton and Steven Boeder ISBN: 1932159126 / 9781932159127 Year: 2003 Availability: In Stock
This book provides executives, managers and educators with a comprehensive implementation plan for implementing enterprise-wide lean. Using the Lean Extended Enterprise Reference Model (LEERM), it d...
Author: Mark Nash, Sheila R. Poling, Sophronia Ward ISBN: 1563273438 / 9781563273438 Year: 2006 Availability: In Stock
In Using Lean for Faster Six Sigma Results, Mark Nash, Sheila Poling, and Sophronia Ward lay out the differences between Lean and Six Sigma, define the distinct power and focus of each, and detail w...
Author: Donald Sheldon ISBN: 1932159401 / 9781932159400 Year: 2006 Availability: Out of Stock
Master scheduling is the heartbeat of every manufacturing and distribution process. In fact, there is no more important process within manufacturing. This up-to-date “how-to” guide expla...
Author: Don Tapping, Tom Luyster ISBN: 1563272482 / 9781563272486 Year: 2006 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
In Creating Your Lean Future State: How to Move from Seeing to Doing, Tom Luyster and Don Tapping detail the implementation of lean after the creation of current and future state maps. Follow the ca...
Author: William A. Levinson ISBN: 1563272601 / 9781563272608 Year: 2002 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Japanese manufacturers have made concepts like kaizen (continuous improvement), poka-yoke (error-proofing), and just-in-time famous. When the Japanese began to adopt these techniques from the Ford M...
Author: Jeffrey Morgan ISBN: 1563273241 / 9781563273247 Year: 2005 Availability: In Stock
Many companies applying lean use a top-down approach - a person or small group defines the business process in general terms and progressively expands it into more detailed elements. This method fai...
Author: Productivity Press Development Team ISBN: 1563273268 / 9781563273261 Year: 2005 Availability: In Stock
The hard part of implementing a lean transformation, according to most experts, is dealing with the "soft" issues, such as culture change. Getting employees to live and breathe lean -- actively supp...
Author: Productivity Press Development Team ISBN: 1563273306 / 9781563273308 Year: 2005 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Applying lean to the supply chain is a hot topic. While lean operations can produce significant benefits to an organization, the greatest benefits will not be realized unless lean is extended beyond...
Author: SME ISBN: 1420076140 / 9781420076141 Year: 2006 Availability: 45-60 days
Permanently changing the attitudes of employees is a difficult task. What might be considered a lean operation one day could slide back into the old ways of doing things overnight. The only way to t...
Author: Duane Jones, Jean Cunningham ISBN: 1563273535 / 9781563273537 Year: 2007 Availability: In Stock
For your lean transformation to be successful, your IT system must support it! To enhance and sustain its lean journey, a company must implement information systems that fully support and enhance th...
Author: Pascal Dennis ISBN: 1138196258 / 9781138196254 Year: 2022 Availability: In Stock
Following in the tradition of its Shingo Prize-winning predecessors, Lean Production Simplified, Third Edition gives a clear overview of the structure and tools of the Lean production system. Writte...
Author: Chris Harris, Rick Harris ISBN: 1563273489 / 9781563273483 Year: 2007 Availability: In Stock
Changing an organization from a mass manufacturing environment to a lean environment is significant and affects all levels of the company if the implementation is done correctly. Many times, however...
Author: Michel Baudin ISBN: 0367479451 / 9780367479459 Year: 2020 Availability: In Stock
In Working with Machines: The Nuts and Bolts of Lean Operations With Jidoka, author Michel Baudin explains how performance differences that can be observed between factories are due to the way peopl...
Author: Association Of Manufacturing Excellence ISBN: 1563273667 / 9781563273667 Year: 2007 Availability: Out of Stock
AME's Target Magazine has a well-established reputation for detailed case studies of companies adopting lean strategies. These case studies are now available in a well-organized Enterprise Excellenc...
Author: James Huntzinger ISBN: 1932159517 / 9781932159516 Year: 2007 Availability: Out of Stock
Obtaining and developing useful accounting information is required of any manufacturer to disclose information for both internal and external purposes. However, today’s accounting systems ar...
Author: Raymond S. Louis ISBN: 1563273713 / 9781563273711 Year: 2007 Availability: In Stock
Manufacturing and service related businesses are heavily dependent on office and administrative processes, which can add up to 60% of all costs associated with meeting customer demand. Applying lean...
Author: Greg Lane ISBN: 1563273624 / 9781563273629 Year: 2007 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Toyota Production System methods have rendered remarkable results in high-volume manufacturing plants, but they have not been fully understood and correctly applied in high-mix, low-volume environme...
Author: SME ISBN: 898544001030 Year: 2007 Availability: 45-60 days
Witness how lean manufacturing helped Peterson Pacific Corporation reduce the time it take to manufacture new machines. You'll see how the paint booth location was changed to make a more efficient l...
Author: Carlos Venegas ISBN: 1563273616 / 9781563273612 Year: 2007 Availability: In Stock
For many years, Lean initiatives have generated staggering improvements on the shop floor. Currently, however, many managers and business leaders now want these Lean benefits incorporated into non-t...
Author: Debashis, Sarkar ISBN: 0873897242 / 9780873897242 Year: 2008 Availability: Out of Stock
Service organizations and offices worldwide are beginning to realize that only those companies that are efficient and able to meet the changing needs of customers will survive the fierce competition...
Author: By James P. Womack, Daniel T. Jones ISBN: 0743231643 / 9780743231640 Year: 2003 Availability: In Stock
In the revised and updated edition of Lean Thinking : Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation, authors James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones provide a thoughtful expansion upon their value-...
Author: Daniel T. Jones, James P. Womack ISBN: 0743276035 / 9780743276030 Year: 2007 Availability: In Stock
A massive disconnect exists today between consumers and providers. As consumers, we have a greater selection of higher quality goods and services to choose from and can obtain these items from a gro...