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Resources

Toyota Production System

Amazon.com: Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production: Books: Taiichi Ohno by Taiichi Ohno. www.amazon.com/Toyota-Production-System-Beyond-Large-Scale/dp/091529914 3 - 146k - Summary of Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System, . Find this and other business articles and publications at Harvard Business School Publishing. harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b02/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=99509&_requestid=29875 - 70k - Amazon.com: A Study of the Toyota Production System from an Industrial Engineering Viewpoint (Produce What Is Needed, When It's Needed): Books: Shigeo ... www.amazon.com/Production-IndustriaProduce/dp/0915299178 - 120k – In his book, "The Toyota Production System," Taiichi Ohno (its father in the late 1940s) credits Henry Ford with many of the original ideas behind the TPS. ... www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=13098 - 42k -

Value Stream Mapping

Amazon.com: Learning to See Version 1.3: Books: Mike Rother,John Shook,Jim Womack,Dan Jones by Mike Rother,John Shook,Jim Womack,Dan Jones. www.amazon.com/Learning-Version-1-3-Mike-Rother/dp/0966784308 - 111k

Goal Deployment

Amazon.com: Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Harper Business Essentials): Books: Jim Collins,Jerry I. Porras by Jim Collins,Jerry I. ... www.amazon.com/Built-Last-Successful-Companies-Essentials/dp/0060516402 - 165k Amazon.com:

Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great: Books: Jim Collins by Jim Collins. www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Social-Sectors-Monograph/dp/0977326403 - 139k Amazon.com:

Topgrading: How Leading Companies Win by Hiring, Coaching, and Keeping the Best People, Revised and Updated Edition: Books: Bradford Smart by ... www.amazon.com/Topgrading-Leading-Companies-Coaching-Revised/dp/1591840813 - 142k Hoshin

Kanri is a very useful strategic tool, not only for TQM, but also for any strategic management initiative. Akao's book gives the reader in depth ... www.amazon.com/Hoshin-Kanri-Policy-Deployment-Successful/dp/0915299577 - 111k

Quick Changeover

Shigeo Shingo's "A Revolution in Manufacturing: The SMED System," but unfortunately it is not really helpful. ... www.amazon.com/Kaizen-Quick-Changeover-Going-Beyond/dp/0915299380 - 105k

Total Productive Maintenance

Amazon.com: Introduction to Tpm: Total Productive Maintenance (Preventative Maintenance Series): Books: Seiichi Nakajima by Seiichi Nakajima. www.amazon.com/Introduction-Tpm-Productive-Maintenance-Preventative/dp/0915299232 - 101k

5S and Housekeeping

5S and the Visual Factory. Seiri Sort through Seiton Set in order Seiso Shine Seiketsu Standardize Shitsuke Training and discipline ... www.productivitygroupeurope.com/menu/5s__visual_workplace/5s_and_the_visual_factory /5Sfactory.phtml - 26k Hiroyuki Hirano "5S for Operators was written to give you the ... This book is a great informational tool to get the ideas of the Five S concept into ... www.amazon.com/5S-Operators-Pillars-Workplace-Organization/dp/1563271230 - 136k

Kaizen Supplies

Statapults Excellent For Designed Experiments Used By Over 200 Companies & Univ. www.4ulr.com Andon Lights Stock and custom built systems fast and easy installation www.industrialandons.com

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We've had (name) lead us through several LEAN events at this time, and have always found him a pleasure to work with, and have used the processes he's taught us to increase our output dramatically. This transactional event was a bit of a change for us, and coupled with a few busy weeks prior to the event we did not prepare as much as we could have, but the event led to some great ideas that we're looking forward to implementing.
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