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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (2 Mar 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0470099313
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470099315
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 18.8 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 1.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Have you thought about using Lean in your business or organization, but are not really sure how to implement it? Or perhaps you’re already using Lean, but you need to get up to speed. Lean for Dummies will show you how to do more with less and create an enterprise that embraces change.

In plain–English writing, this friendly guide explores the general overview of Lean, how flow and the value stream works, and the best ways to apply Lean to your enterprise. You will understand the philosophy of Lean and adopt it not as a routine, but a way of life. This highly informative book teaches you:

  • The foundation and language of Lean
  • How to map the value stream and using it to your business’s advantage
  • The philosophy of Kaizen
  • Different tools to improve management, customer service, and flow and pull
  • How to “Go Lean” within your business and across the industry
  • Avoid common mistakes in implementation
  • Seek out resources for assistance

This simple, continuous improvement approach that minimizes waste and adds customer value is changing organizations of all sizes all over the world. Lean for Dummies will show you to take charge and engage your enterprise in a Lean transformation!



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Create a culture that embraces change

The fun and easy way to do more with less

Competitive pressures force everyone to satisfy more demanding customers while using less of everything — time, energy, space, materials, and money. This no–nonsense guide shows you how to apply the proven philosophies and techniques of Lean to eliminate waste and maximize the effectiveness of your resources. You′ll see step–by–step how to implement Lean practices in any type of organization.

Discover how to

  • Understand Lean and how it?s implemented
  • Speak the language of Lean
  • Identify and eliminate the seven forms of waste
  • Construct and use Value Stream Maps and other Lean tools
  • Engage people in a Lean transformation

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Not the best book on Lean, 13 Feb 2009
By Mr. S. J. Doyle - See all my reviews
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After completing a Lean course, this was the first book I bought and read. The text is very 'toolbox' like, dry and lacking case studies which for me meant it's both dificult to read and doesn't capture the philosiphy and feel of Lean (or the Toyota Production System). I've since bought at least ten books on Lean and related subjects and this doesn't match up well with most of them
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not for Dummies, 27 Feb 2009
By A. Searle (Germany) - See all my reviews
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Yet another Dummies book that I have recent bought, where the title is very misleading.

Lean is an exciting business tool used throughout the world to help organisations eliminate waste and improve performance. However, do not expect this book to tell you all the answers in achieving Lean performance. I found that it was not well written - boring in fact - with poor few examples, which is exactly what a subject like this needs, particularly for those people just getting to know the subject. My main gripe was with how badly it dealt with the "value chain" which is central to applying Lean in any organisation. Instead of makig light work and simplifying it, one comes away with one's head spinning, asking "what the hell was that?".

Sorry. Dummies - you can do much better.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Indicative of a flawed cultural phenomenon, 2 Oct 2007
By J. D. Jawando "jjawando" (UK) - See all my reviews
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So called 'LEAN' thinking is becoming increasingly pervasive. Often this is a diluted and poorly thought-out version of the revolutionary system introduced by Toyota. The 'for dummies' concept is the problem here: rather than helping businesses and employees understand the processes, this book perpetuates the dumbing-down process.
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