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Assess and Analyze
0“Assess and Analyze” explores tools for identifying and eliminating waste in processes. It covers mapping product flow, documenting operator work, and implementing SMED, with a focus on Lean and change management.
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Baseline: Confronting Reality & Planning for Success
0“Baseline: Confronting Reality and Planning the Path for Success” focuses on change management and Lean implementation. It guides organizations in creating stable, predictable systems and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
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Changing with Lean Six Sigma
0“Changing with Lean Six Sigma” cuts through the jargon to guide leaders on using Lean Six Sigma for meaningful change, not just fads. It explains benefits, limitations, and consultant secrets for success. A must-read for anyone in a Lean Six Sigma program.
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Check Identifying Gaps on the Path to Success
0“Check: Identifying Gaps on the Path to Success” provides a detailed guide to implementing Lean in transactional processes. It covers key concepts like Kanban systems, line balancing, and Heijunka-leveling, supported by case studies.
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Creating Continuous Flow
0“Create Continuous Flow” is a hands-on guide for managers to turn departments into efficient work cells, boosting productivity and customer satisfaction in manufacturing
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Creating Level Pull
0Art Smalley’s book “Creating Level Pull” presents a lean production strategy for enhancements across the entire plant. It unifies the flows of information and materials, balancing demand and promoting seamless production. The booklet offers helpful illustrations and instructions on batch scheduling, production leveling, and inventory management.
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Creating Mixed Model Value Streams
0Creating Mixed Model Value Streams-Practical Lean Techniques for Building to Demand provides a step-by-step guide to implementing Lean in complex environments. It addresses challenges like high product mix, scheduling issues, and shared resources, offering practical solutions and case studies.
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Design for Manufacturability
0“Design for Manufacturability” guides teams in using concurrent engineering to design products with the lowest cost, highest quality, and quickest time to stable production. It extends Lean principles to advanced product development
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Employees Guide to Success
0This employee-focused guide to Lean uses clear explanations, examples, and illustrations to break down key concepts like standardization and continuous improvement. It shows what Lean is and the results it can achieve in a practical and easy-to-read format.
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Everything I Know About Lean
0This book “Everything I Know About Lean I Learned in First Grade” uses a child’s classroom experience to introduce lean thinking concepts in a fun and relatable way. It teaches how to identify waste and build a problem-solving culture, making it a great resource for anyone wanting to learn lean principles.
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Flatlined
0“Flatlined: Why Lean Transformations Fail and What to Do About It” by Mark C. DeLuzio explores the common challenges faced by Lean leaders and provides actionable steps to overcome them. Drawing on decades of experience, DeLuzio offers insights into why Lean initiatives often stagnate and how to revitalize them for sustained success.
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Gemba Walks
0“gemba walks”book argues that lean manufacturing is best learned through experimentation rather than following rigid rules. Author Jim Womack shares his experiences visiting workplaces and observing lean practices in action, offering insights for anyone on their lean journey.
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Getting the Right Things Done
0The book “Getting Right Things Done” describes how strategy deployment benefits in maintaining focus, bringing people together, and enabling swift response to opportunities and difficulties. Toyota has been using this strategy for decades as a tried-and-true means of establishing market supremacy and staff engagement.
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Hoshin Kanri for the Lean Enterprise
0“Hoshin Kanri for the Lean Enterprise” by Tom Jackson provides practical insights into implementing the Toyota Production System (TPS). It explains how to manage critical relationships among markets, design, production, and personnel to drive continuous improvement and operational value.
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Implementing Lean Converting Waste to Profit
0“Implementing Lean: Converting Waste to Profit” explores Lean implementation methods, including line balancing and Lean in office and machine shops. It provides practical solutions and recommendations for securing management buy-in.
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Leadership making lean a success
0This book bridges the gap in Lean leadership for Indian companies. It equips leaders at all levels with Western-style Lean principles and practical examples for successful implementation.
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Leading the lean enterprises transformation
0“Leading the Lean Enterprise Transformation, Second Edition” by George Koenigsaecker focuses on building a Lean culture, illustrating successful strategies with case histories. Updated with new information, it provides leadership tools and insights for effective Lean transformation.
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Lean Leadership on a Napkin
0Lean Leadership on a Napkin An Executive’s Guide to Lean Transformation in Three Proven Steps is a concise guide for top executives seeking to grasp and implement Lean principles in their organizations. Written in a conversational style, the book provides a clear and practical framework for Lean transformation, dividing the process into three phases: Introduction, Integration, and Internalization. By focusing on these key stages, the book offers valuable insights into leadership, cultural change, and business performance, empowering executives to make informed decisions and steer successful Lean initiatives.