Creating a Lean Culture: Tools to Sustain Lean Conversions, Third Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (820 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1482243237 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 408 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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The book was awarded the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence in 2006 and has become a best-seller in its field. David Mann is the author of Creating a Lean Culture: Tools to Sustain Lean Conversions. It has been translated into Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Thai.In 15 years of Lean experience at Steelcase, Inc., Mann developed and applied the concepts of a Lean management system supporting 40+ Lean manufactu
Floyd, two-time Shingo Prize Winner, President and CEO, Plasco Energy Group"David Mann builds substantially on his seminal work on the Lean management system. King, Vice President Organizational Effectiveness, ESCO CorporationNew in the Third Edition:Contains new chapter on engaging executives in Lean initiativesIncludes 21 new case studiesPresents new examples from the healthcare and process industriesIncludes additional gemba worksheets for learning and teaching LeanProvides expanded coverage of Lean applications in complex cross functional value stream process improvement projects Watch David Mann discuss how the latest edition of Creating a Lean Culture can help you and your organization succeed.
"The how-to Lean guide that will get you "there"" according to Christine Hannon--Woolly Jumpers. This is a text book for getting Lean off the ground. Instruction is given for changes needed at all levels of the organization. Lean isn't something to be imposed on operators while managers continue to get production status reports in an office on a computer screen. While much about Gemba walking teach. Excellent companion book to the rest of your lean references Megan of Odds&Hens Excellent companion book to the rest of your lean references. Getting at making lean habits and growing cultures at each level of the team and really understanding your work. I also have the previous version. This is similar in content but has improvements in terms of self study questions and a shift in. Robert S. A. said Easy to understand explanation of Lean principles. Great book that gives a great amount of information on lean implementation. Having a manager who used some Lean principles, I became interested in Lean. Through reading this book, I not only understood the Lean principles we had in place in my workplace, but also discovered our many shortcomings and how
King, Vice President Organizational Effectiveness, ESCO Corporation. I have benefitted greatly from his writing and wholeheartedly recommend this book to be top-of-the desk of any serious Lean practitioner or performance transformation leader." Raymond C. I have recommended the book to countless healthcare leaders who rave about how helpful it is in translating Lean principles into daily management behaviors. His new work on executive involvement is worth the price of the book all by itself. The healthcare examples make it even more relevant as a must read for any hospital leader who aims to move beyond Lean tools"--- Mark Graban, author of Lean Hospitals, co-author of Healthcare Kaizen and The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen"As more companies outside the manufacturing sector pursue Lean transformations, Creating a Lean Culture is as critical a resource as ever. Breaking down silos and navigating tricky internecine po