The book in the "Making Companies Globally Competitive Series", Getting Lean introduces lean business concepts and practices in a readable, comprehensive, and easy-to-follow format. Written in the form of an entertaining novel, Getting Lean draws on real world experiences to show readers the steps to creating a Lean Enterprise
Introduction
Glossary ot Terms
Chapter 1: What Have I Done
Chapter 2: Lucky Fella
Chapter 3: It Hits the Fan
Chapter 4: Humiliating Defeat
Chapter 5: The Challenge
Chapter 6: The Sense
Chapter 7: Ying and Yang
Chapter 8: Creating the Success Plan
Chapter 9: The Experts
Chapter 10: The News
Chapter 11: The Rescue
Chapter 12: The Tour
Chapter 13: Getting Ready
Chapter 14: The Future State
Chapter 15: The Kickoff
Chapter 16: Day Two: Red Tags and Muda
Chapter 17: The Assembly Area
Chapter 18: The Stamping Department
Chapter 19: Assembly Improvements
Chapter 20: Stamping Improvements
Chapter 21: Maintenance
Chapter 22: Drowning in Inventory
Chapter 23: The Improved Stamping Department
Chapter 24: Following Up
Chapter 25: The Celebration
Chapter 26: Lessons Learned
Index
