Lean Production Simplified, Third Edition: A Plain-Language Guide to the World's Most Powerful Production System

"I recommend it!" according to Pelthail. This is a great book. It isn't joking about being "simplified." Chapters are short enough to grasp the concept and each chapter is very easy to follow. I have learned a lot about Lean from reading it.. Here is why Pascal's a multi-Shingo Award Winner bk I have been using this book for training groups since the first edition. There is some good new content, the formatting is improved and Pascal even added some nice questions to ponder at the end of the chapter. Would definitely recommend it. Easy to read, contains the what's and the why's.. Easy, fast read Great book lots of good material!

He is the author of four previous books on Lean management, all of which have won the prestigious Shingo Prize for outstanding research in the field of operational excellence. Pascal lives in Toronto with his wife and three children.For more information please visit leansystems. . Pascal and his team have worked with maj

The author's straightforward common sense approach makes this book an easily accessible, on-the-floor resource for every team member. Written for the practitioner by a practitioner, it delivers a comprehensive insider's view of Lean management. Illustrating the eight kinds of waste, this updated edition of a bestseller:Describes the craft and mass production systems that preceded Lean productionincluding the contributions of Frederick Winslow Taylor and Henry FordExplains the concepts of visual management, Five S, and Total Productive MaintenanceAddresses just-in-time delivery of parts and productsExamines the jidoka principleCovers the nervous system of Lean management, hoshin planningIllustrates the culture of Lean managementThis edition deepens and extends the previous edition with case studies on Lean outside the factoryin set

At Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, one of Toyota’s early and successful efforts to transplant TPS outside the confines of Toyota City in Japan, Pascal received personalized mentoring from his trainer from Toyota City about each of the processes, systems, and philosophies explained in this book."John Shook, Senior Advisor, Lean Enterprise Institute; President, TWI Network, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, USAPraise for the Shingo Prize-Winning Second Edition:"Lean Production Simplified is both enlightening and informative for all levels of ‘Lean learners.’ It is written from a very human perspective. Wherever you are on your journey to Lean, Lean Production Simplified will provide further knowledge and insight to help achieve the next level on the eternal path to perfection."Anne Stevens, VP, North America Vehicle Operations, Ford Motor Company"This book is jus