Author: Diomidis H. Stamatis ISBN: 1439876002 / 9781439876008 Year: 2011 Availability: In Stock
As a society, we tend to reward problem solvers, rather than those who prevent problems at their source. In other words, we focus on after-the-fact occurrences (appraisal activities) instead of tryi...
Author: Iwao Kobayashi ISBN: 1563271095 / 9781563271090 Year: 2013 Availability: In Stock
20 Keys has helped many manufacturing companies integrate the top manufacturing improvement methods into a coordinated system for drastic and continual improvement in involvement, quality, and produ...
Author: Walter J. Michalski ISBN: 1563271974 / 9781563271977 Year: 1998 Availability: In Stock
We know how important it is for you to have the right tool when you need it. If you're a team leader or facilitator in a manufacturing environment, you've probably been searching a long time for a c...
Author: Yuzo Yasuda ISBN: 0915299747 / 9780915299744 Year: 1991 Availability: Out of Stock
Yasuda gives an in depth analysis of Toyota’s mastery of the employee suggestion program that is easily understood, provides plenty of useful examples and demonstrates the importance that Worl...
Author: Hiroyuki Hirano ISBN: 0367086387 / 9780367086381 Year: 2019 Availability: In Stock
In this important sourcebook, JIT expert Hiroyuki Hirano provides the most vital information available on the visual workplace, a critical but often overlooked area of continuous improvement. This b...
Author: Penelope Przekop ISBN: 0367426358 / 9780367426354 Year: 2022 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Industries across the globe manufacture products and provide services that you deem 5-star worthy; their goal is to satisfy your needs and desires. They follow the proven science of quality manageme...
Author: J. Michael Rona Consulting Group LLC ISBN: 1439803501 / 9781439803509 Year: 2010 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
While there are a growing number of books based on the Toyota Production System, or lean, focused on healthcare, there are very few that detail the tools that make lean more than just a way of think...
Author: JIPM ISBN: 1138329037 / 9781138329034 Year: 2018 Availability: In Stock
The five pillars of the visual workplace: sort, set in order, shine, standardize and sustain are the most fundamental and often overlooked aspects in continuous improvement initiatives. Together, th...
Author: Productivity Press Development Team ISBN: 1563271249 / 9781563271243 Year: 1996 Availability: Out of Stock
Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain. Together, these five simple principles form the basis of the 5S System - a powerful front-line tool for simplifying work processes, improving equipme...
Author: Productivity Press Development Team ISBN: 1563272202 / 9781563272202 Year: 2000 Availability: Out of Stock
Creating Safe Conditions Using the 5S System
5S for Safety is a preventative safety program that addresses dangerous workplace conditions and solves problems before accidents happen.
Even manufa...
Author: Productivity Press Development Team ISBN: 1563272164 / 9781563272165 Year: 1999 Availability: Out of Stock
Eliminate the causes of unsafe workplace conditions with this unique 5S approach!
Need a way to quickly and easily start a safety program or to reenergize your safety efforts? Poor safety conditi...
Author: Don Tapping, Thomas A. Fabrizio ISBN: 1563273187 / 9781563273186 Year: 2015 Availability: In Stock
Although office and administrative activities are usually 60 percent of the production costs in most manufacturing organizations, these areas often get excluded during lean initiatives. To achieve l...
Author: David Visco ISBN: 1498719821 / 9781498719827 Year: 2016 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks.
For decades, 5S practitioners have struggled with exactly how to implement and sustain a 5S program in their workplaces. While there are many books available on the organization methods suggested by...
Author: Souraj Salah ISBN: 1032688351 / 9781032688350 Year: 2024 Availability: 15-30 days
This book offers a basic and practical guide for any manager, quality practitioner, or anyone interested in learning and understanding the fundamental principles, concepts, tools, and techniques of ...
Author: Raymond C. Floyd ISBN: 0873896777 / 9781563273780 Year: 2008 Availability: In Stock
A Culture of Rapid Improvement is intended for those leaders seeking to encourage dramatic improvement within their organizations. It shows these change agents how they can— Develop the shared...
Author: Daniel Markovitz ISBN: 0367480115 / 9780367480110 Year: 2020 Availability: In Stock
Most business readers have heard of the Lean principles developed for factories - a set of tools and ideas that have enabled companies to dramatically boost quality by reducing waste and errors - pr...
Author: Casey J. Bedgood ISBN: 1032778652 / 9781032778655 Year: 2024 Availability: 15-30 days
The genesis of this book is over two decades of experience working with leaders who struggle with the concept of Quality Management System (QMS). Often, leaders fail to understand this concept, impl...
Author: , Mohan V. Tatikonda PhD ISBN: 0367345730 / 9780367345730 Year: 2020 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
This book presents a model of organization transformation success. The model framework comprises a series of S-Curves (maturity curves) of planning and execution activities phased over time. The mod...
Author: Kate McGovern ISBN: 113854275X / 9781138542754 Year: 2018 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Most Lean practitioners learn about the three Ms: muda (waste), mura (unevenness or variability), and muri (overburden), and beginners in Lean generally focus on the removal of muda.
The impact o...
Author: Andrew P. Dillon, Shigeo Shingo ISBN: 0367022699 / 9780367022693 Year: 2018 Availability: In Stock
Written by the industrial engineer who developed SMED (single-minute exchange of die) for Toyota, A Revolution in Manufacturing provides a full overview of this powerful just in time production tool...
Author: Andrew P. Dillon, Shigeo Shingo ISBN: 0367262312 / 9780367262310 Year: 2019 Availability: In Stock
This is the "green book" that started it all -- the first book in English on JIT, written from the engineer's viewpoint. When Omark Industries bought 500 copies and studied it companywide, Omark bec...
Author: Michael K. Levine ISBN: 1439879753 / 9781439879757 Year: 2011 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
There are many books that seek to explain Lean and Agile software that offer theory, techniques, and examples. Michael Levine’s first book, A Tale of Two Systems, is one of the best, synthesiz...
Author: Cindy Jimmerson ISBN: 1563273586 / 9781563273582 Year: 2007 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
The A3 process is a way to look with "new eyes" at a specific problem identified by direct observation or experience. It offers a structure that begins by always defining the issue through the eyes ...
Author: Clifford Fiore ISBN: 1563273101 / 9781563273100 Year: 2005 Availability: In Stock
In Accelerated Product Development: Combining Lean and Six Sigma for Peak Performance, Clifford Fiore provides the blueprint for implementing the key elements for improving the product development p...
Author: Paul E. Plsek ISBN: 1482203839 / 9781482203837 Year: 2014 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Virginia Mason Medical Center (VMMC) was one of the first health care organizations to implement Lean and its methodologies. Other organizations have followed VMMC’s lead, but this world class...