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Have you thought about using Lean in your business or organization, but are not really sure how to implement it? Or perhaps you’re already using Lean, but you need to get up to speed. Lean for Dummies will show you how to do more with less and create an enterprise that embraces change.
In plain-English writing, this friendly guide explores the general overview of Lean, how flow and the value stream works, and the best ways to apply Lean to your enterprise. You will understand the philosophy of Lean and adopt it not as a routine, but a way of life. This highly informative book teaches you:
- The foundation and language of Lean
- How to map the value stream and using it to your business’s advantage
- The philosophy of Kaizen
- Different tools to improve management, customer service, and flow and pull
- How to “Go Lean” within your business and across the industry
- Avoid common mistakes in implementation
- Seek out resources for assistance
This simple, continuous improvement approach that minimizes waste and adds customer value is changing organizations of all sizes all over the world. Lean for Dummies will show you to take charge and engage your enterprise in a Lean transformation!
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Create a culture that embraces change
The fun and easy way to do more with less
Competitive pressures force everyone to satisfy more demanding customers while using less of everything — time, energy, space, materials, and money. This no-nonsense guide shows you how to apply the proven philosophies and techniques of Lean to eliminate waste and maximize the effectiveness of your resources. You'll see step-by-step how to implement Lean practices in any type of organization.
Discover how to
- Understand Lean and how it?s implemented
- Speak the language of Lean
- Identify and eliminate the seven forms of waste
- Construct and use Value Stream Maps and other Lean tools
- Engage people in a Lean transformation
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4.0 out of 5 stars
An Enlightening Read on a Complicated Subject,
By GLEN (Vancouver, BC.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lean For Dummies (Paperback)
Don't let the title fool you -- this book is an excellent primer for anyone who is learning the ways of Lean. Like most "For Dummies" books, this one is clearly illustrated and provides tips (and helpful warnings) about what to do (or not do) when considering the implementation of Lean. I keep the copy close at hand and have it completely "tabbed" from cover to cover as an in-depth quick-reference when explaining the basics of Lean to the layperson. A very solid book for a quick study of the subject and should be combined with other more seminal works.
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Excellent, I took a 2 day crash course, passed the exam. THis book filled in relavent information that was missed. Great reference
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By Kirk J. Gould - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lean For Dummies (Paperback)
I have had this book for a few weeks now. It provides countless ways to look at what we do in business and apply common sense solutions to the issues we face. For instance, the authors make the clarification between CUSTOMER and CONSUMER. I have often gotten the two confused. There are so many ideas packed into this volume that I cannot read all the way through it in one sitting. I prefer to read a bit, digest it, then apply it. The book explains the origin of LEAN from the Toyota Production System and from many of the US Quality gurus before that.What is very apparent to readers of the book, is that respect for the fellow worker is a cornerstone of the lean philosophy. This provides a strong foundation on which to build a company. People feel secure to do things more quickly and more economically, thus transforming their company into a well oiled machine capable of taking on more work and selling more product at a higher quality level. The motivation, excitement, and results are apparent. Toyota is currently surpassing the other US automakers in sales and quality. They are not laying off, they are building new plants. Another outcome is that empowerment occurs to front line employees who are given lean principles and tools to work with. The authors have extensive experience in manufacturing, scientific work, Six Sigma, Business Process Management, and other process centric topics. This allows them to compare LEAN to the other methodologies that complement it. I recommend reading this if you are a top executive, a middle manager, or a front line worker. Office workers especially can benefit from process improvements made using lean tools. One huge benefit of LEAN is that it does not require much of a budget. Actually, it creates revenue often by creating new capacity within a company. It works for Profit and Non-Profit entities. (It even works for your home life!) This is a great initial text on LEAN and an excellent reference as well. Happy Leaning! 13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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excellent overview of the critical tools and concepts,
By RRBM - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lean For Dummies (Paperback)
In the 25 years that I have spent in the manufacturing industry I have read several books on lean and none approach the practical and yet thorough rendition of this intricate and multidimensional concept. It flows in a most logical way and offers the reader salient applications of the concepts while provoking ones own thoughts and ideas. In many ways its style is reminiscent of Deming, in Out of Chaos where the transformation of the enterprise is not some ethereal act of consultants but the dedicated efforts of an enlightened and energized workforce who lives manufacturing day in and day out. Fundamental concepts are clear, excellently explained and highly organized. Lean for Dummies is obviously written by two individuals with truly empirical hands on manufacturing experience for people who vitally desire needed improvements in our hyper competitive world..I am personally so very glad to have this new and refreshing powerful book for use in our business...ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT,INNOVATIVE, AND ENLIGHTENING... WE SHALL USE IT IN OUR FORTUNE 25 FIRM !!! WE STRONGLY SUGGEST A VERSION IN SPANISH AND LOOK FORWARD TO ITS PUBLICATION!Thank you - 12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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managerial overview,
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This is a useful introduction to the concepts, philosophy, and general approach of Lean. It does not scare people off with formulas, and has very few of them. This is ultimately a negative factor because more technical detail in the right place would have been a helpful bridge toward actually trying to do something with Lean. I think one of the things that comes through if you read the book a couple of times is that lean manufacturing would be very tough to fully adopt at most American companies because it is often at odds with traditional accounting measures and corporate organizational structures--- and one of the original lean priniciples is respect and long-term development for workers, another alien concept.
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