The Institute of Medicine and others have stressed the urgency of transforming hospitals into places where each patient receives the best quality care, every single time. Hospital leaders agree that t
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 understand
Despite the obvious need for transparency, a company’s lean results can continue to hide behind the mask of traditional accounting and dilute the benefits of a lean implementation. When your organizat
How do you take talented engineers and surround them with the elements needed to create brilliant designs that lead to market-changing products? Lean 3P is how.Written from an operations perspective,
A must-read for all managers, leaders, and change agents, Performance Hubs: Engaging Teams in Focused Continuous Improvement supplies a proven system for engagement that allows teams to use their own
In the decade since the publication of Rajan Suri’s landmark book, Quick Response Manufacturing, the innovative principles of QRM have been proven with impressive results at many companies, big and sm
Provides Reassurance and Suggestions From Those Who Have Walked the Same Lean RoadPerhaps the most fundamental challenge that companies adopting a lean strategy must face is how to sustain initial mom
If you're aware of the tremendous improvements achieved in productivity and quality as a result of employee involvement, then you'll appreciate the great value of creating a visual factory. This book
Educational policy is becoming more concerned with the need to ensure that people leave school or college fully literate. We need good oral communicators in the workplace, and being able to understand
This book develops an intellectual framework for analyzing ethical dilemmas that is both grounded in theory and versatile enough to deal rigorously with real-world issues. It sees ethics as a necessar
The book is about applying Lean manufacturing principles to industrial maintenance in order to improve the efficiency and be able to do more with the same (or less) resources. By industrial maintenanc
What would you do if a law that enabled your investment to operate successfully abroad suddenly changed, and your business could no longer operate profitably there? Imagine exporting goods to a govern
Written by actual Toyota team members, each story within the book shares how Toyota’s presence in Georgetown, Kentucky has transformed the professional and personal lives of those who worked for the c
Although Lean and wireless professionals seek the same goals, few are fluent in each other’s language. Those who are have already helped their companies tap into the competitive advantages possi
Our current healthcare system’s broken. The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) predicts health care costs could increase from 6% to 14% of GDP by 2060. The cause of this inc
The Value Stream Mapping Facilitator Guide provides the structure needed to help guide the Facilitator through the VSM Office process. It is designed to let you communicate and lead the process of dev
Enna’s Introduction to Lean Quick Study Guide is an introduction to the basic tools, concepts, and methods most commonly utilized during Lean implementation. From an overview of the Seven Wastes of
Enna’s Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Quick Study Guide is more that just a reference, it covers the basics of TPM, and includes guidelines to follow during your implementation. The Five Pillars
The 5S V2 Participant Workbook is designed to be used during the 5S Workshop. This product focuses around the terms Sort, Set In Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain. This workbook allows the partic
The 12 Pillars of Project Excellence will help you transform the theory of project management from the age of command, control, and chaos to a solid practice of project leadership that engages, empowe
Encouraging a long overdue shift in thinking, this book gives managers and executives the means to maximize employee potential by first showing them how to increase the improvement power of their HR d
The new and revised edition of this modern day classic provides the critical piece that will make any lean transformation a dynamic continuous success. It shows you how to implement a transformation t
Much as it is with the nation’s overall healthcare system, the survival of academic medical centers (AMC’s) is threatened by a combination of economic, cultural, and demographic factors. I
In Using Hoshin Kanri to Improve the Value Stream, leading lean and quality expert Elizabeth Cudney constructs a complete how-to guide that any organization can employ to start a Lean effort correctly
Many companies limp along from day-to-day treating the quality side of the business as a necessary evil, and doing only what is minimally necessary for compliance to regulations. This kind of approach
Enna’s A3 Quick Study Guide walks you through the why and how of filling out an A3 report, as well as providing insight into the PDCA, or Plan-Do-Check-Act, cycle.
Comprehensive yet simple enough to quickly reference on the shop floor, Enna’s 7 Wastes of Lean Quick Guide can help build understanding and confidence in eliminating waste from the workplace. The 7
Version 2 of Enna's 5S Office Workbook is designed to be used during the Office 5S Workshop. This product focuses around the terms Sort, Set In Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain. This workbook al
Enna's Classic Kaizen Workshop Facilitator Guide is designed with all company employees in mind, and for you to perform the workshop away from the shop floor. When it comes to creating a Kaizen mindse
What Works for GE May Not Work for You: Using Human Systems Dynamics to Build a Culture of Process Improvement provides new tools for managing and sustaining process improvement in today’s compl
The one manual that every corporate executive should read again and again… re-released for the first time in an affordable paperback versionKnown as the JIT bible in Japan, this six-volume set present
Listed as one of the 30 Best Business Books of 2002 by Executive Book SummariesProactive Risk Management's unique approach provides a model of risk that is scalable to any size project or program and
Are you ready to implement a just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing program but need some help orienting employees to the power of JIT? Here is a concise and practical guide to introduce equipment operators
Developed by the author and now being employed by a number of businesses, Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) is an expansion of time-based competition, aimed at a single target with the goal of reduci
Healthcare in the U.S. is a critical juncture. We face a sharp upward rise in the number of people with chronic diseases and disabilities. As demands on our current health system grow, so will costs.
Enna's 5S Office Facilitator Guide is designed with the worker in mind and to allow for the performance of the workshop away from the shop floor. When it comes to managing sustainable change within yo
Enna's 5S V2 Facilitator Guide is designed for you to perform 5S workshops in-house. This product focuses on the terms Sort, Set In Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain. It allows you to manage chan
In a "pull" production system, the final process pulls needed parts from the previous process, which pulls from the process before it, and so on, as determined by customer demand. This allows you to o
The goal of the world class company is to produce a product or service that offers customers the highest quality at the lowest cost and in the shortest time possible. Product Design Review describes a
If your goal is 100% zero defects, here is the book for you ? a completely illustrated guide to poka-yoke (mistake-proofing) for supervisors and shop-floor workers. Many poka-yoke ideas come from line
