Author: Robert W. Pryor, Steve Hoeft ISBN: 1498707408 / 9781498707404 Year: 2016 Availability: In Stock
Many companies conduct Lean training and projects, but few have tapped the wealth of ideas in the minds of their staff like Baylor Scott & White Health. This book documents the path Steve Hoeft and ...
Author: Elizabeth A Cudney, Tina Kanti Agustiady ISBN: 1482255383 / 9781482255386 Year: 2016 Availability: In Stock
A systematic approach to improving production and quality systems, total productive maintenance (TPM) involves all employees through a moderate investment in maintenance. Therefore, a successful TPM...
Author: Dr. David M. Anderson ISBN: 1878072307 / 9781878072306 Year: 2008 Availability: Out of Stock
This new book challenges many conventional practices and shows how to implement a revolutionary business model with evolutionary self-supporting steps. Instead of managing complex supply chains, the...
Author: Abate O. Kassa ISBN: 1498737250 / 9781498737258 Year: 2016 Availability: In Stock
Thought leader Abate Kassa finds the U.S. government’s arbitrary cost-cutting directives of austerity measures or sequestration as a perfect example of moving in the wrong direction. Their sys...
Author: Salah Ahmed Mohamed Elmoselhy ISBN: 1138748714 / 9781138748712 Year: 2017 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Since the success of products significantly depends on the quality of product performance, inadequate management of the product design process can lead to improper performance of products that can r...
Author: Adedeji B. Badiru, LeeAnn Racz ISBN: 1482225220 / 9781482225228 Year: 2016 Availability: Out of Stock
Planning, measuring, and paying attention to details form the basis for all successful engineering operations. Measurements pervade everything we do and must be viewed from a systems perspective. A ...
Author: Avraham Shtub, Yuval Cohen ISBN: 1138747858 / 9781138747852 Year: 2017 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
A Firsthand Look at the Role of the Industrial Engineer
The industrial engineer helps decide how best to utilize an organization’s resources to achieve company goals and objectives. Introdu...
Author: E. V. Gijo, Jiju Antony, S. Vinodh ISBN: 0367782952 / 9780367782955 Year: 2021 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
It is no secret that Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is not as popular with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as it is with larger ones. However, many SMEs are suppliers to larger entities who are push...
Author: Andrea Pampanelli, Neil Trivedi, Pauline Found ISBN: 1498707858 / 9781498707855 Year: 2016 Availability: In Stock
This book proposes a new model, the Lean and Green Business Model (L&GBM), where the environmental aspect of sustainability is integrated with Lean thinking in order to create a way of thinking that...
Author: Terra Vanzant Stern ISBN: 1498739601 / 9781498739603 Year: 2016 Availability: In Stock
A hybrid methodology, Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is designed to accommodate global challenges and constraints by capitalizing on Six Sigma and Lean Thinking. LSS incorporates best practices from programs ...
Author: Matthew A. Barsalou ISBN: 1498745741 / 9781498745741 Year: 2016 Availability: In Stock
The Quality Improvement Field Guide: Achieving and Maintaining Value in Your Organization covers the key aspects that quality professionals must know to attain mastery in their field. After reading ...
Author: Michael A. Orzen, Thomas A. Paider ISBN: 1498730388 / 9781498730389 Year: 2015 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
How many IT books have you read that are long on theory and short on practical application? They are interesting, but not very impactful. They provide a framework from which to think and understand,...
Author: Jayanta Kumar Bandyopadhyay ISBN: 1466588926 / 9781466588929 Year: 2015 Availability: Out of Stock
The practice of supply chain management has become widespread in most industries. It is now included in the curriculum of many business schools in the United States and in many countries around the ...
Author: David Visco ISBN: 1498719821 / 9781498719827 Year: 2016 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks.
For decades, 5S practitioners have struggled with exactly how to implement and sustain a 5S program in their workplaces. While there are many books available on the organization methods suggested by...
Author: Pascal Dennis ISBN: 1138196258 / 9781138196254 Year: 2022 Availability: In Stock
Following in the tradition of its Shingo Prize-winning predecessors, Lean Production Simplified, Third Edition gives a clear overview of the structure and tools of the Lean production system. Writte...
Author: Chris A. Ortiz ISBN: 1498741754 / 9781498741750 Year: 2016 Availability: Out of Stock
A scheduling system for Lean and just-in-time production, Kanban is a proven tool for reducing waste, inventory, and lead times. The implementation of Kanban, however, is a manually intensive action...
Author: Chris A. Ortiz ISBN: 1498730353 / 9781498730358 Year: 2016 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
A powerful and effective Lean tool, 5S can help prevent company failure and launch an organization into world-class operational excellence. Until now, however, there has been a need for a book with ...
Author: Patrick Graupp, Robert J. Wrona ISBN: 1498703968 / 9781498703963 Year: 2016 Availability: In Stock
Since the publication of its Shingo Prize-winning predecessor, TWI programs have seen steady growth in usage. As a true understanding of Standard Work has developed, the need for the TWI skills as f...
Author: Bob Sproull, Bruce Nelson ISBN: 1498746039 / 9781498746038 Year: 2016 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Most books about continuous and process improvement are written in a textbook format with straightforward information and plenty of graphs and charts to convey the points being made. Sometimes, even...
Author: Alain Patchong ISBN: 146656363X / 9781466563636 Year: 2016 Availability: In Stock
Standardized Work refers to the process of finding and applying the best operational methods that will lead to cost reduction, better product quality, and increased operator safety. This book, the l...
Author: Beau Keyte, Drew Locher ISBN: 1482206137 / 9781482206135 Year: 2016 Availability: Out of Stock
The first edition of this book won a Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing Research, and now, following in the tradition of its bestselling predecessor, The Complete Lean Enterprise: Value St...
Author: Chris A. Ortiz ISBN: 1498741703 / 9781498741705 Year: 2016 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks.
Cell manufacturing takes traditional process-based production environments and creates right-sized smaller work areas that have all of the essential workstations and equipment needed to produce the ...
Author: Chris A. Ortiz ISBN: 1498741665 / 9781498741668 Year: 2016 Availability: Out of Stock
A companywide approach to improving the effectiveness and longevity of equipment and machines, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a critical component of production line success. The need for a s...
Author: Lisa Boisvert ISBN: 148229978X / 9781482299786 Year: 2016 Availability: In Stock
The conditions in which Hoshin Planning is practiced today are somewhat different than those in which the method was developed during the 1950s. There is better and more broadly distributed understa...
Author: John E. Madigan, Mohammad Ali, Todd C. Maher ISBN: 1498738966 / 9781498738965 Year: 2016 Availability: In Stock
Created by Lean practitioners with real-world, results-proven track records, this book is designed to help struggling managers and leaders, interested in the benefits of Lean but bereft of budgets t...
