Author: Koichi Shimokawa, Takahiro Fujimoto ISBN: 1934109223 / 9781934109229 Year: 2009 Availability: In Stock
There are a lot of books that describe the Toyota Production System, but most do so in a way that implies that there was a master plan to create a company-wide improvement system. But as the pioneer...
Author: Jim Womack, Pascal Dennis ISBN: 8190704079 / 9788190704076 Year: 2014 Availability: Out of Stock
For companies to be competitive, leaders must engage people at all levels to focus their energy and enable them to apply lean principles to everything they do. Strategy deployment, called hoshin kan...
Author: Jim Womack, John Shook ISBN: 1934109207 / 9781934109205 Year: 2008 Availability: Out of Stock
Managing to Learn by Toyota veteran John Shook, reveals the thinking underlying the vital A3 management process at the heart of lean management and lean leadership. Constructed as a dialogue between...
Author: Sue Elizabeth Sondergelt ISBN: 1439882770 / 9781439882771 Year: 2012 Availability: In Stock
Traditional accounting systems have become inadequate for today’s increasingly competitive global manufacturing environment. They are too complex and too focused on past performance. As manufa...
Author: William A. Levinson ISBN: 1466505370 / 9781466505377 Year: 2012 Availability: In Stock
The success of a Lean manufacturing program depends far more on organization-wide leverage of Lean manufacturing tools than it does on the tools themselves. To this the organization must add the hum...
Author: Terence T. Burton ISBN: 1466504420 / 9781466504424 Year: 2012 Availability: In Stock
Providing quick and easy reference to the fundamentals of getting continuous improvement right within the complexities of the new economy, Out of the Present Crisis : Rediscovering Improvement in th...
Author: Stephen Emmit ISBN: 1849714312 / 9781849714310 Year: 2012 Availability: 45-60 days
The fields of design management and lean construction appear to be developing independently. This volume brings together authors from four continents to argue that lean thinking should be integral t...
Author: Ted Hutchin ISBN: 1439886210 / 9781439886212 Year: 2012 Availability: In Stock
The need for competent leadership remains one of the most pressing issues facing organizations. Introducing a powerful technique to help readers become better decision makers, The Right Choice: Usin...
Author: Darril Wilburn, Samuel Obara ISBN: 1439880751 / 9781439880753 Year: 2012 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Written by former Toyota associates, Toyota By Toyota: Reflections from the Inside Leaders on the Techniques That Revolutionized the Industry focuses on the purpose of Lean methodologies, techniques...
Author: SME ISBN: CD05PUB6 Year: 2005 Availability: 45-60 days
The "Lean Manufacturing Update Series" CD contains more than 160 SME technical papers, journal, newsletters and magazine articles detailing the latest practices and trends critical to your company's...
Author: Shahbaz Shahbazi, Sheila Shaffie ISBN: 1259029212 / 9781259029219 Year: 2012 Availability: Out of Stock
With the integration of Lean and Six Sigma, businesses have a potent tool in the never-ending drive to deliver top-quality service and products. But you don’t need to be a Black Belt to build ...
Author: Robert Petruska ISBN: 1439886741 / 9781439886748 Year: 2012 Availability: In Stock
Your customers have become increasingly sophisticated and more connected than ever—broadcasting real-time feedback to a cloud of followers who are watching your every move. As savvy customers ...
Author: Conrad Soltero, Patrice Boutier ISBN: 1439880778 / 9781439880777 Year: 2012 Availability: In Stock
The biggest competitive advantage an organization can achieve comes from the synergies created by employees skilled in enhancing organizational dynamics. The Seven Kata: Toyota Kata, TWI, and Lean T...
Author: Joseph E. Swartz, Mark Graban ISBN: 1439872961 / 9781439872963 Year: 2012 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Healthcare Kaizen focuses on the principles and methods of daily continuous improvement, or Kaizen, for healthcare professionals and organizations. Kaizen is a Japanese word that means "change for t...
Author: Frank Voehl, H. James Harrington ISBN: 1439878773 / 9781439878774 Year: 2012 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
For visionary leaders, an Organizational Master Plan and associated technologies have become essential components of strategic decision making. Written for leaders, planners, consultants, and change...
Author: Gerhard Plenert, Tom Cluley ISBN: 1439867135 / 9781439867136 Year: 2012 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Many organizations develop strategic plans that gather dust on bookshelves. Many other organizations employ Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to eliminate waste and reduce process variation only to f...
Author: Charles Hagood ISBN: 143986828X / 9781439868287 Year: 2012 Availability: Out of Stock
Instead of building new hospitals that import old systems and problems, the time has come to reexamine many of our ideas about what a hospital should be. Can a building foster continuous improvement...
Author: Anthony Manos, Chad Vincent ISBN: 8174890173 / 9788174890177 Year: 2013 Availability: In Stock
This handbook’s intention is to gather into a single reference the information related to the joint lean certification program of SME, AME, The Shingo Prize, and ASQ. This book will enhance yo...
Author: Beverly Townsend ISBN: 1439882371 / 9781439882375 Year: 2012 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Accessible to the Lean novice and shop floor employee, The Basics of Line Balancing and JIT Kitting explores line balancing and the pre-assembly of components into a finished product in a just-in-ti...
Author: Dan McDonnell, Drew A. Locher ISBN: 1439886121 / 9781439886120 Year: 2013 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
A guide for Production Preparation Process (3P) execution, this book presents a step-by-step methodology for successful implementation of even the most aggressive corporate change programs. The auth...
Author: Adedeji B Badiru, Tina Agustiady ISBN: 1466514248 / 9781466514249 Year: 2013 Availability: In Stock
The book presents the application of Six Sigma methodology as a viable path for achieving the goals of sustainability. Sustainability is a tool that helps companies gain true benefits off of their i...
Author: Ronald Blank ISBN: 1466510730 / 9781466510739 Year: 2013 Availability: In Stock
Written in language that is easy to understand and applicable across all types of industries, this book describes different ways that companies interfere with their own productivity. It explains how...
Author: Richard Morrow ISBN: 143989535X / 9781439895351 Year: 2012 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Leading change in the right direction and sustaining that change is extremely difficult without managing the relevant measures, especially in today's healthcare environment. This book details how to...
Author: Mike Elbert ISBN: 1439877793 / 9781439877791 Year: 2013 Availability: In Stock
A hands-on guide to adapting Lean principles and the Toyota Production System to high-mix/low-volume environments, Lean Production for the Small Company uses charts, pictures, and easy-to-understand...
Author: Thomas L. Jackson ISBN: 1439841527 / 9781439841525 Year: 2013 Availability: In Stock
As part of the Lean Tools for Healthcare series, this user-friendly book is designed to improve understanding of Kaizen. It describes what a Kaizen event is and explains all the phases necessary to ...
