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 The Shingo Prize
prize is given to the researches and the books that greatly contribute
to manufacturing. The 2009 book recipients are Chasing the Rabbit,
Lean Hospitals, Managing to Learn, Staying Lean, Toyota Culture, and
Understanding A3 Thinking. The honor recognizes and promotes research
and technical writing on manufacturing that is consistent with the
philosophy that world-class performance may be achieved through focused
improvements in core manufacturing and business processes. It is named
for Dr. Shigeo Shingo, a leading expert in improving manufacturing
processes. |
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2009 Recipients - Books
The High-Velocity Edge
Steven Spear
Chasing the Rabbit, the original edition winner of the 2009 Shingo Research Award is out of print and has been updated and replaced with the second edition which also has an updated title called The High-Velocity Edge.
In The High-Velocity Edge, Steven J. Spear describes what sets market-dominating companies apart and provides detailed framework you can leverage to surge to lead in your own industry. Spear examines the internal operations of dominant organizations across a wide spectrum of industries, from technology to design and from manufacturing to health care.
Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality Patient Safety and Employee Satisfaction
Mark Graban
Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction helps hospital administrators looking for a proven improvement method understand the promise of applying lean and Toyota Production System methods. Lean Hospitals lays out a framework for defining and understanding lean hospitals, starting with the challenges faced by hospitals, including rising costs, falling reimbursement rates, employee retention, and patient safety and satisfaction.
Managing to Learn
John
Shook
Managing to Learn, by Toyota veteran John Shook, reveals how the structure of an A3 report creates engaged and analytical employees through the process of solving problems. A3 thinking - and the underlying A3 management - is the process of identifying, framing, and then acting on problems and challenges at all levels. Managing to Learn uses a unique format that teaches readers how to produce and use A3 reports, while at the same time explaining the underlying basis for these tools.
Staying Lean: Thriving, not Just Surviving
Allen C. Ward
The book, Staying Lean: Thriving, not just surviving, tells the story of how a multi-national manufacturing organization successfully implemented and sustained lean enterprise operational improvements to help turnaround the group’s financial performance. The story is based around the Lean Iceberg Model of sustainable change and addresses the often invisible, and hard to copy, enabling elements of successful lean management in manufacturing organizations.
Toyota Culture: The Heart and Soul of the Toyota Way
Jeffrey K. Liker, Michael
Hoseus, and the Center for Quality People and Organizations
Toyota Culture examines the "human systems" that Toyota has put in place to instill its founding principles of trust, mutual prosperity, and excellence in its plants, dealerships, and offices around the world. Beginning with a look at the evolution of the Toyota culture and why its people are the heart and soul of the Toyota Way, the authors explain the company's four-stage process for building and keeping quality people: Attract, Develop, Engage, and Inspire. The authors use examples throughout the book to bring the cultural concepts to life.
Understanding A3 Thinking: Keys and Tools for PDCA Management
Durward K. Sobek II, Art
Smalley
Understanding A3 Thinking is an overall explanation of the A3 Thinking process used within Toyota to support the twin pillars of respect for people and continuous improvement. The work is also intended as a reference guide for any party drafting an A3 report. In the book, the authors outline seven key elements that define A3 Thinking. The seven elements combine with the PDCA cycle to create the basic structure of an effective A3 report. The authors also depict the basic types of A3 reports.
Previous Research Prize Recipients
- 2011 Award RecipientsSee Books by Dr. Shigeo Shingo
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