What is Lean Manufacturing?
Pure and simple, lean is reducing the time from customer order to manufacturing and delivering products by eliminating nonvalue added waste in the production stream. The ideal of a lean system is a one-piece flow. A lean manufacturer is continuously improving in the direction of that ideal. Most other books on lean management focus on lean manufacturing technology and offer a picture of what the end state of a lean system should look like. Some provide snapshots of before and after. This is the first book to provide technical descriptions of successful solutions and performance improvements. It's also the first book to go beyond snapshots to include powerful first-hand accounts of the complete process of change, its impact on the entire organization, and the rewards and benefits of becoming a lean manufacturer.

At the heart of Becoming Lean you will find the stories of American manufacturers who have successfully implemented lean methods. The authors offer personalized accounts of their organization's lean transformation, including struggles and successes, frustrations and surprises. Now you have a unique opportunity to go inside their implementation process to see what worked, what didn't, and why. Many of these executives and managers who led the charge to lean in their organizations tell their stories here for the first time.

Inside...

• Lean Manufacturing •Performance records, including real numbers to back up the power of going lean •Lessons learned on the process of change, both logistics and people issues •A realistic view of what it takes to get lean  ISBN:


About the Editor:
Jeffrey Liker is associate professor of industrial and operations engineering at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has been studying Japanese design and  lean manufacturing methods since 1982. In 1991 he co-founded the Japan Technology Management Program at University of Michigan. Dr. Liker has received three Shingo Prizes for Excellence in Manufacturing Research: 1995, 1996, and 1997. Professor Liker has actively consulted on innovative manufacturing methods for companies such a Whirlpool, Chrysler, Ford, LTV Steel, Renault, Peugeot, Mack Truck, Solar Turbine, and the Industrial Technology Institute. ISBN: 1563271737

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