Description
Following the tradition of its bestselling predecessor, “The 12 Principles of Manufacturing Excellence: A Lean Leader’s Guide to Achieving and Sustaining Excellence, Second Edition” by Larry E. Fast outlines a comprehensive, proven process for achieving world-class performance. This book focuses on a top-down strategy that Lean leaders can use to implement and sustain manufacturing excellence. It details the 12 Principles of Manufacturing Excellence and provides methods for tracking progress plant by plant and function by function. The updated edition includes new chapters on poor leadership, updated figures, and exhibits. It emphasizes the importance of using Lean and Six Sigma tools, integrating strategy and leadership development, and preparing employees to take control of their processes. The book also details an audit process for identifying improvement priorities and tracking progress. With over four decades of leadership experience, Fast explains how to achieve vertical and horizontal alignment across an organization. The book includes a CD with additional resources such as a manufacturing excellence audit, communications plan, training plan, and project prioritization worksheet.
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