Lean Production Simplified [Paperback] Author: Pascal Dennis | Language: English | ISBN:
156327356X | Format: PDF, EPUB
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Winner of a Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award
Lean Production Simplified, Second Edition is a plain language guide to the lean production system written for the practitioner by a practitioner. It delivers a comprehensive insider's view of lean manufacturing. The author helps the reader to grasp the system as a whole and the factors that animate it by organizing the book around an image of a
house of lean production.
Highlights include:- A comprehensive view of Toyota¹s lean manufacturing system
- A look at the origins and underlying principles of lean
- Identifying the goals of lean production
- Practical problem solving for lean production
- Activities that support involvement - Kaizen circles, suggestion systems, and problem solving
This second edition has been updated with expanded information on the Lean Improvement Process; Production Physics and Little's Law - the fundamental equation for both manufacturing and service industries (cycle time = work in process/throughput); Value Stream Thinking - combining processes required to bring the product or service to the customer; Hoshin Planning -- using the Planning and Execution Tree diagram and Problem Solving -- including the "Five Why" method and how to use it.
Lean Production Simplified, Second Edition covers each of the components of lean within the context of the entire lean production system. The author's straightforward common sense approach makes this book an easily accessible on-the-floor resource for every operator.
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- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Productivity Press; 2 edition (March 2, 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 156327356X
- ISBN-13: 978-1563273568
- Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
While this book does briefly touch on most of the topics related to Lean I found it to be a very poor resource. The writing is disconnected due to the many references to other sources on the topic and the examples used are some of the worst I've seen (such as, a mom & pop restaurant and the Detroit Red Wings... I thought this was Lean "Production" Simplified).
This book is recommended reading for the SMEs Bronze Lean certification, but for anyone purchasing this book for that reason I'd recommend skipping it. There are far better books that cover the same information and if you have any experience with lean concepts the poor presentation of information and examples in this book will drive you nuts.
While it did receive the Shingo Prize I'm convinced it is because it regurgitates the tried-and-true concepts of Lean.
By Improvement Fanatic
I've read many of the more popular lean books (see our other reviews), and have been doing lean full-time since 2000. In my view this book has the best, most complete field of view of them all, touching on several concepts that get no attention in any other lean overview text. It should be noted that as far a depth goes however, the name says it all... Lean Production Simplified.
Pro:
-Shingo prize winner
-Brief yet complete coverage of lean topics
-Coverage of several topics not found elsewhere, including the much ignored hoshin kanri
-Decent chapter summaries, ample examples and figures
Con:
-I guess about the worst you can say is there's too many misspellings for a 2nd edition.
-Perhaps too many sentences that start with, "At Toyota" which create some repetitive reading.
Bottom line: Highly recommended for exposure to the basics.
By M and K
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