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Advanced Product Quality planning
0“Advanced Product Quality Planning: The Road to Success” by D. H. Stamatis provides a comprehensive guide to the APQP methodology. It details the five phases of APQP and explains its significance in relation to various standards. The book also covers additional topics such as PPAP, risk, warranty, GD&T, and leadership roles in continuous improvement.
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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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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 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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Daily Management The TQM Way
0“Daily Management: The TQM Way” shows how daily practices are the key to TQM’s success. It offers strategies for all levels to achieve long-term improvement, addressing challenges like short-term focus by leaders. Build a sustainable improvement culture with this practical guide.
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Deming Goldratt
0Deming Goldratt’s book equips you with powerful tools for long-term organizational success, combining Deming’s and Goldratt’s philosophies. It guides you in effective leadership, strategic planning, and continuous improvement.
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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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Kaizen Express
0Kaizen Express cuts through the noise, offering a step-by-step guide to Toyota Production System (TPS) fundamentals. Perfect for beginners or a quick refresher, it prioritizes hands-on learning for building a strong Lean foundation.
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Office Kaizen
0“Office Kaizen: Transforming Office Operations Into a Strategic Competitive Advantage” champions a continuous improvement approach specifically designed for office and administrative processes. It outlines a unified strategy to enhance efficiency, quality, and productivity, ultimately granting businesses a strategic competitive edge.
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On the Mend
0This book proposes “lean healthcare,” a system based on efficiency used in manufacturing. The authors, healthcare leaders, implemented it to reduce errors, improve outcomes, raise morale, and save money, all without layoffs. They show how lean principles can transform healthcare delivery.
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Sustaining Lean: Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement
0“Sustaining Lean” focuses on creating a Lean culture through standard work audits, training, and Lean Leadership. It emphasizes the importance of continuous improvement and the value of people in the Lean journey.
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The A3 Workbook
0“The A3 Workbook” by Daniel Matthews teaches A3 Problem Solving to all organizational levels. It provides practical tools, case studies, and exercises to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
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Why Bother?
0“Why Bother?” emphasizes the importance of internal assessment programs to gauge the maturity of an organization’s transformation journey. It provides practical guidance on designing and implementing these programs, supported by over 10 case studies.