A Testiment to Lean Thinking: Cases for Change

If you are a business leader pondering whether the Lean business philosophy is right for your company, this book will put your concerns to rest. Improving productivity, processes, profits, and throughput by as much as 200%, or more, while reducing space and the reliance on large inventory can easily be achieved through the approach the authors have documented throughout this Testament to Lean Thinking. The authors have developed a Lean implementation process that systematically, logically, and methodically encompasses all of the tools and techniques of Lean. At the end of each chapter you will find case studies that illustrate successful application of the processes described in that chapter in a real business. The 60+ years of combined experience of the authors in a variety of business environments makes them uniquely qualified to present Lean Thinking in a manner that is easily understood at all levels of your organization. Jim and Dave are as comfortable facilitating the culture shift to Lean Thinking in the Boardroom as they are on the shop floor, the Emergency Room, the Engineering Department, Customer Service, and every other business discipline that makes up your business. The old mentality of "Lean Manufacturing" (which gives the impression that everything that is wrong in an organization is the fault of the process owner) has given way to a new model for change - the "Lean Business Philosophy" (which stresses the fact that Lean Thinking is equally applicable in every process of every business). No matter how many books on continuous improvement you have on the shelves of your office or the central library of your company, they empty without the inclusion of this Testament to Lean Thinking.