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Product Identifiers
PublisherProductivity Press
ISBN-100684810352
ISBN-139780684810355
eBay Product ID (ePID)202260
Product Key Features
Number of Pages352 Pages
Publication NameLean Thinking : Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1996
SubjectIndustrial Management, Management Science, Industries / Manufacturing
TypeTextbook
AuthorNot Available
Subject AreaBusiness & Economics
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight20.5 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN96-009140
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal658
SynopsisIf The Machine That Changed the World is a description of the Toyota system in the industry of its origin, Lean Thinking is a generalization of the basic concepts so they can be applied to any company in any industry. The authors begin by summarizing the five inherent principles in any lean system: 1 correctly specify value so you are providing what the customer actually wants, 2 identify the value stream for each product family and remove the wasted steps that don't create value but do create muda (waste), 3 make the remaining value-creating flow continuously to drastically shorten throughput times, 4 allow customer to pull value from your rapid-response value streams as needed (rather than pushing products toward the customer on the basis of forecasts), and 5 never relax until you reach perfection, which is the delivery of pure value instantaneously with zero muda. (The first part of Lean Thinking devotes a chapter to each of these principles.) In the second part, the authors describe in detail how managers in a wide range of companies and industries - small, medium and large, North American, European and Japanese - transformed their business by applying the principles of lean th
LC Classification NumberHD58.9.W659 1996
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