Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation, Revised and Updated
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (951 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0743249275 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 396 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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The core of the lean model remains the same in the new edition. Despite the authors' claims to "actionable principles for creating lasting value in any business during any business conditions," the lean model is not demonstrated with broad applications in the service or retail industries. "Pull" then activates the flow as the business re-orients towards the pull of the customer's needs. Womack and Daniel T. The leaders must then identify and clarify the "value stream," the nexus of actions to bring the pro
A real eye opener cjackson A book with real live examples, that brings to live Lean transitions in all cultures and with different company sizes. A must read for:-anyone wanting to improve their business-process excellence professionals-people involved in lean deployment through their work-CEOsAfter you read this book not only will you want to implement Lean, you'll finally h. Robert W Grimes said Dated, Tired, but Required Reading. Book is a bit dated. For example several of the general proposals for why don't they do x,y, or z to eliminate waste are now commonplace. That said, it is a foundational book for lean thinking and referenced so regularly even today that reading it is almost a duty; and reading it will feel like you are on duty. Caffeine may be required. The concepts. Basic introduction to lean This book is a must read for anyone getting into Lean process improvement. This provides the guidebook into how many manufacturing companies across the world move into a lean production environment. As you get a deeper understanding of lean this book still provides continual surprises as you can begin to see what tools they are using and when to hel
Jones is the chairman and founder of the Lean Enterprise Academy (leanuk), a nonprofit education and research organization based in the UK. Womack is the president and founder of the Lean Enterprise Institute (lean), a nonprofit education and research organization based in Brookline, Massachusetts.Daniel T. . James P
Chapters are devoted to Pratt & Whitney, Wiremold and Lantech in North America, Porsche in Germany, and Showa Manufacturing in Japan.Based on these cases and many others as well, the authors summarize in the last part of Lean Thinking the necessary steps in the necessary sequence to apply lean thinking successfully in your business. They pay special attention to the need to map product-family value streams at the outset in order to identify the most important areas for improvement and to avoid wasted effort on activities that may be technically challenging but which