Implementing lean : converting waste to profit

Table of Contents: 1. Lean Implementation Methodologies 2. Kanban 3. Line Balancing : Station Balancing versus Baton Zone Balancing 4. Lean and Machine Shops and Job Shops 5. Lean Applied to Transactional Settings

The books are designed for all levels of Lean practitioners and introduces proven tools for analysis and implementation that go beyond the traditional point kaizen event. The contents include valuable lessons learned and each chapter concludes with questions pertaining to the focus of the chapter. This book explores implementation methods, line balancing methods, including baton zone or bumping, and implementing Lean in the office and machine shops. The goal of this book is to introduce the balance of the tools and how to proceed once the analysis is completed. There are many pieces to a Lean implementation and all of them are interconnected. This book walks through the relationships and how the data presented can be leveraged to prepare for the implementation. It also provides suggest solutions for improvements and making recommendations to management to secure their buy-in and approval.