Lean Practitioner's Handbook

by Mark Eaton

The Lean Practitioner's Handbook bridges the gap between the tools and concepts of Lean and the practical use of the tools. It offers a practical, easily accessible resource for anyone preparing for, implementing or evaluating lean activities covering key areas such aspects of a Lean Programme; scoping a programme; value stream mapping; 2P and 3P events; Rapid Improvement Events; managing for daily improvement; engaging the team; spotting problems and communicating progress. In addition, it offers a quick snapshot summary of the key tool and concepts of Lean plus easily applicable templates.

Online supporting resources for this book include instructor's manuals on communications, events and standard work, templates for problem-solving and tables such as event summaries

328 pages, Unknown Binding

First published February 3, 2013

Reviews

[Wayne McCoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

'The Lean Practitioner's Handbook' is a nice introduction to Lean and it's confusing amount of niche terms. Mark Eaton has quite a bit of experience with Lean and this experience serves as good examples of topics throughout the book.

Through the course of the book, you will learn to plan for Lean. You will learn the history of Lean and what Lean is and is not. There are charts, and the book includes sample templates. There are even expected pitfalls, like management buy-in and worker attitudes and how to address them. There is even a glossary to help you remember the difference between 2P and 3P and Muda, Mura and Muri.

Concisely written and structured very well. There were chapters that I found helpful even outside of a Lean structure. Lean is not something I would want to launch into with just this book, but it serves as a really good introduction and would be a very handy reference guide during the process. Well written and recommended for anyone contemplating Lean or adopting it.

[Cyril Danthi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would recommend this book as must read for those in the field of lean and operational excellence. The author has cleared the misconception and the right method of driving lean in any organisations with few examples.