Author: Anthony Hermes, Donald Parker, Heather Williams, Jay Mandelbaum ISBN: 1466502010 / 9781466502017 Year: 2012 Availability: In Stock
This book explores synergies between Lean Six Sigma, Design for Six Sigma, and Value Engineering. It identifies opportunities where they can be used together to increase the likelihood of obtaining ...
Author: Nathan William Tierney ISBN: 0367735660 / 9780367735661 Year: 2020 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
"Nathan Tierney’s powerful storytelling is rarely seen in today’s health care business environment. We must redesign the health care delivery system---a team sport in service of patients...
Author: Don Tapping, Tom Luyster, Tom Shuker ISBN: 1498767427 / 9781498767422 Year: 2016 Availability: In Stock
The Value Stream Management System simplifies the planning process for lean implementation, ensuring quick deployment and greater success. It links the metrics and reporting required by management w...
Author: Don Tapping, Tom Shuker ISBN: 1563272466 / 9781563272462 Year: 2003 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Bring Lean Improvements to the Administrative Areas of Your Organization!
Extending their eight-step process to the realization of a lean office, Tapping and Shuker use a customer service case st...
Author: Cindy Jimmerson ISBN: 1420078526 / 9781420078527 Year: 2009 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
In no industry is the concept of quality more essential than it is in healthcare, which is why the lean quality principles learned through the example of the Toyota Production System are so applicab...
Author: Drew A. Locher ISBN: 1563273721 / 9781563273728 Year: 2008 Availability: In Stock
Savvy business people know that time to market can mean the difference between being one more little fish or the big fish in a pond full of competitors. They also know that the best way to streamlin...
Author: Jennifer S. King, Peter L. King ISBN: 0367262363 / 9780367262365 Year: 2019 Availability: In Stock
Providing a framework that highlights waste and its negative effects on process performance, value stream maps (VSMs) are essential components for successful Lean initiatives. While the conventional...
Author: Cho Hyun Park, William J. Rothwell ISBN: 0367403749 / 9780367403744 Year: 2021 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Process consultation, invented by Edgar Schein, is both a skill and an organization development change effort. As a skill, process consultation means the ability to observe and provide feedback abou...
Author: Matteo Zaralli ISBN: 1032575042 / 9781032575049 Year: 2024 Availability: Out of Stock
Technology is rapidly transforming the way people learn and train, and the integration of virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI) could be the next big breakthrough. With the advent of...
Author: Chris A. Ortiz, Murry Park ISBN: 1138626953 / 9781138626959 Year: 2017 Availability: In Stock
An effective visual communication system can help manufacturing employees eliminate significant waste from daily tasks. From work-zone color coding to posted metrics, visual controls clarify and sim...
Author: Productivity Press Development Team ISBN: 1563273314 / 9781563273315 Year: 2005 Availability: In Stock
Visual tools are an essential part of any lean transformation, and understanding correct application of appropriate tools is crucial. This book clearly illustrates how successful organizations, such...
Author: Gwendolyn D. Galsworth ISBN: 1138684686 / 9781138684683 Availability: In Stock
Visual Workplace/Visual Thinking (VWVT) was written by the acknowledged leading expert in workplace visuality. While other books touch upon visual workplace tools and practices, no other author has ...
Author: Ronald Blank ISBN: 1482209128 / 9781482209129 Year: 2014 Availability: In Stock
Reduced market share, lack of repeat customers, and added costs are just a few ways warranty claims can hurt an organization. Avoiding complex mathematics or accounting terminology, Warranty Claims ...
Author: Kiyoshi "Nate" Furuta ISBN: 1032065923 / 9781032065922 Year: 2022 Availability: In Stock
In this book, author Nate Furuta, former chair and CEO of Toyota Boshoku America Inc., shares the story of his decades of experience directly leading the establishment of Toyota cultures outside Jap...
Author: Kicab Castaneda-Mendez ISBN: 1466552697 / 9781466552692 Year: 2013 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Typically, root cause analysis is taught by explaining a variety of tools that require users to gain considerable experience before being able to apply them correctly in the proper settings. What's ...
Author: Chris Butterworth, Morgan L. Jones, Peter Hines ISBN: 1032028289 / 9781032028286 Year: 2021 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
This book focusses on the importance of creating an internal assessment program to periodically assess the maturity of the organizations transformation journey. It discusses the best approach to des...
Author: Mitchell Kusy ISBN: 1138303267 / 9781138303263 Year: 2017 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
You have likely heard stories from friends, family members, and colleagues who quit a job because of a toxic person—an individual who belittles, shames, humiliates, shames, or bullies. You may...
Author: Mark Graham Brown ISBN: 1563273632 / 9781563273636 Year: 2000 Availability: In Stock
Highlighted with valuable tips and Brown's firsthand experiences, Winning Score is an excellent tool for constructing a performance measurement system. It explains how to lay the foundation for the ...
Author: Payal Nanjiani ISBN: 1032196998 / 9781032196992 Year: 2022 Availability: Out of Stock
Far away in the jungle of Africa every morning a deer wakes up and decides to run faster than the fastest lion in that jungle. In the same jungle every morning a lion wakes up and decides to run fas...
Author: Gwendolyn D. Galsworth ISBN: 1032054816 / 9781032054810 Year: 2022 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
This book presents the mechanics of implementing visuality on the value-add level known as Work That Makes Sense (WTMS). The step-by-step WTMS process described in this book teaches operators a prov...
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: Raj Aseervatham ISBN: 149875189X / 9781498751896 Year: 2016 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
There is no magic formula for growing a successful consulting firm, but the few most important factors you must know are critical regardless of the type of consulting firm you are trying to grow. Wi...
Author: Shigeo Shingo ISBN: 0815353049 / 9780815353041 Year: 2018 Availability: In Stock
A combination of source inspection and mistake-proofing devices is the only method to get you to zero defects. Shigeo Shingo shows you how this proven system for reducing errors turns out the highes...
