“This is the most accessible teaching I’ve come across on Lean or any continuous improvement methodology. I used it to train junior staff involved in our continuous improvement cycle and we keep referring back to memorable moments in the book to reinforce learning. It’s the best aid I’ve ever found for developing the mindset and soft skills required for successful transformational change, and it’s the perfect starting point if you want to learn the technical tools of Lean too.” — 𝗚𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗼, 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁
“A great place to start your lean journey – with the nuts and bolts of lean. It will open your mind to a much better way of working together to serve customers – and whet your appetite to learn more.” — 𝗗𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱
“A clear and efficient explanation of some of the most important ideas in management. This book would help workers in every organisation that wants to promote operational efficiencies.” — 𝗗𝗿. 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄, 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗦𝗮𝗶̈𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹, 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝘅𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱
“An excellent introduction to Lean for the busy executive or new practitioner. You’ll take away ideas you can use immediately, and wonder why all businesses aren’t run this way.” — 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆, 𝗦𝗶𝘅 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝘁, 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
Find out how Toyota, a failing company, about to fire workers and struggling with financial loss became the number one company the world of car manufacturing. How did they do it? How did they face the severe circumstances and win?
𝗘𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗻: Just in time production Continuous Improvement Eliminating waste Lean employee culture
Reut was born in Camelot in the year 1201, following the famous explosion of the northern dragon tower. She has a degree in fantasy and science fiction from the University of Atlantis and this record can be found in the central library, now twenty thousand leagues under the sea.
She likes phoenix riding, dragon fighting and painting the roses red.
A great quick read into the insights of lean culture, specifically in the Toyota industry and lays out steps they used to move from failure to success -- the terms used can be applied to other business values - great quick read!!
Author's review: A long time ago, there was an inspiring blog that helped people understand about Lean. I wrote it out of my own enthusiasm for process excellence. But I thought I could do better. So I took it down, rewrote it, brought more information, got an editor who could challenge me from her 10 years experience in the field and then...
I got lucky. I reached out to people who were Lean experts to get endorsements and I couldn't even see it coming:
Dan Jones, author of The Machine that Changed the World Gavin Sillitto, Transformation Programme Lead at Gatwick Airport who used the ARC with his team, Dr. Steve New, Associate Professor of Operations Management, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford William Maloney, Six Sigma Master Black Belt.
Thank you for everything I've learned on the way and I hope this book helps others who are lean enthusiasts like me :) Reut