Lean Production Simplified: A Plain-Language Guide to the World's Most Powerful Production System

by Pascal Dennis

Following in the tradition of its Shingo Prize-winning predecessors, Lean Production Simplified, Third Edition gives a clear overview of the structure and tools of the Lean production system. Written for the practitioner by a practitioner, it delivers a comprehensive insider's view of Lean management. The author helps readers grasp the system as a whole, as well as the factors that animate it, by organizing the book around an image of a house of Lean production. Illustrating the eight kinds of waste, this updated edition of a

Describes the craft and mass production systems that preceded Lean production—including the contributions of Frederick Winslow Taylor and Henry FordExplains the concepts of visual management, Five S, and Total Productive MaintenanceAddresses just-in-time delivery of parts and productsExamines the jidoka principleCovers the nervous system of Lean management, hoshin planningIllustrates the culture of Lean managementThis edition deepens and extends the previous edition with case studies on Lean outside the factory—in settings such as health care, IT, finance, design, engineering, and beyond. The case studies are based on personal experience of actual work in organizations generating real results.Lean Production Simplified, Third Edition covers each of the components of Lean within the context of the Lean production system. The author's straightforward common sense approach makes this book an easily accessible, on-the-floor resource for every team member.

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Genres: Business, Leadership, Nonfiction, Buisness

223 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Luke Gruber · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the best lean books I've ever read. It's really hard to rate lean books because I've read so many (content is diminishing returns). It's not that the material is groundbreaking (although it would be if this was the first interaction with lean), but it's written so well. The flow is really intuitive, and the writer makes it simple. The author effortlessly flows from the big picture to the practical.

[Omarquina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good introduction to lean tools and systems. Is a nice book for those that is first getting acquainted with Lean Management

[imane · Rating 5 out of 5]

**التصنيع الرشيق (Lean Production) مبسّط**:

**التصنيع الرشيق** هو منهج لتحسين الكفاءة وتقليل الفاقد في الإنتاج. الهدف الأساسي هو تقديم القيمة للعملاء بأقل تكلفة وبأعلى جودة، مع تقليل الوقت والموارد.

### أهم المبادئ في التصنيع الرشيق:

1. **القيمة (Value)**:
- تحديد القيمة من منظور العميل والتركيز على ما يهمهم فعلاً.
- كل شيء يتم في العملية يجب أن يضيف قيمة مباشرة للمنتج النهائي.

2. **تدفق العمل (Flow)**:
- ضمان أن المواد والمعلومات تتدفق بسلاسة في جميع مراحل الإنتاج دون انقطاع أو تأخير.
- إزالة أي عقبات قد تعطل سير العمل.

3. **الإنتاج حسب الطلب (Just-In-Time - JIT)**:
- إنتاج الكمية المطلوبة في الوقت المطلوب فقط، لتقليل المخزون والفاقد.
- يضمن تسليم المنتجات في الوقت المحدد وفقًا لاحتياجات العميل.

4. **التخلص من الفاقد (Eliminate Waste)**:
- التركيز على القضاء على الفاقد في جميع أشكاله: الوقت، المواد، الجهد، الحركة، المخزون الزائد.
- يهدف إلى تحسين الكفاءة وتقليل التكاليف.

5. **التحسين المستمر (Kaizen)**:
- السعي الدائم للتحسين من خلال مشاركة جميع العاملين في العملية.
- العمل بشكل مستمر على تحسين الأداء وجودة المنتج.

6. **المشاركة الفعّالة (Employee Involvement)**:
- إشراك جميع الموظفين في عملية التحسين من خلال ملاحظاتهم وأفكارهم.
- يعمل كل فرد في الفريق على تحسين عملياته الخاصة.

7. **معايير الأداء (Standardized Work)**:
- تطوير معايير للعمل تضمن أداءً ثابتًا وجودة عالية.
- تساهم في تقليل التفاوت في الإنتاج وتحسين الكفاءة.

### الفوائد الرئيسية:
- تقليل التكاليف.
- تحسين الجودة.
- زيادة رضا العملاء.
- تسريع الإنتاج.

التصنيع الرشيق ليس مجرد مجموعة من الأدوات، بل هو ثقافة عمل تهدف إلى تعزيز الكفاءة وتحقيق أفضل قيمة بأقل تكلفة.

[Clifton Savage · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great insight and review on the spirit that we can all benefit from no matter our role in a company

Liked the explanation and reiteration of lean thinking principles to emphasize how to teach it to others. The fact that they go into detail on how to be on the other side of this knowledge helps to more effectively present it to new learners. This is critical spirit that we all can benefit from inheriting. Owner, President, CEO, Director, Frontline management, Frontline production, quality, sales, HR, coaching etc. We all can help it better ourselves thus the entirety of a company and community.

[Candice · Rating 4 out of 5]

Of the three books I had to read for my Problem Solving and Continuous Improvement class I felt like this one was definitely the best. It explained the concept in easy to follow terms the were simple to understand and implement. If you are looking for a way to understand lean production and how you can use it to improve your business I highly recommend this book.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good basic intro to Lean. Seems to be a bit jumpy in flow at times.

[Jarvis Cornelio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scholarly

[Jeff Elliott · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for a class: Logistics Quality and Lean Management
Simple, well-written, effective, helpful.

[Brandon Mees · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a fine overview/introduction to this topic.

[Bob Wallner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lean Production Simplified First Edition (2002) was one of the first books I read when I knew that lean was the path I wanted to take. Written by a former Toyota Canada manager/leader, it translates the Toyota Way into something easily understandable to those and other industries. The topics in this book go an inch deep but cover a mile wide regarding what the Toyota Production System is all about. Reading this will not prepare you to implement lean, but it will provide you a foundation regarding what makes successful lean organizations work.

In 2020 an audiobook version of this was released. The audiobook had no companion PDFs with it. As someone who's been practicing lean for nearly 15 years and who has read this book, I didn't find the missing PDFs a problem; however, a green person to these concepts would require some visuals. If you are deciding between a book or audio - Choose the book. Also, the 2020 version had many updates, however, I don't believe enough of the book changed to make my first edition obsolete.

[Tanmay Deshpande · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lean production simplified is a powerful and sterling book. It has given me an intel about the Toyota Production System. The author has the exact knowledge, the experience of the Toyota production system. His experience in this field is remarkable. The book delivers a comprehensive view of lean management. You could use this technique in any other commodity other than the automobile. The objective of the book is to show how lean manufacturing works. People working in production should read at least once.

[Nigel Street]

I have nothing to compare it to as it was my first venture into reading a book dedicated to lean and the Toyota way. It presented the topic clearly and in accessible way offering some good examples of templates to support Kaizan circles and other lean principles. Perhaps not unsurprisingly given the authors background it did come across as a little sycophantic to the Toyota cause which given the more recent manufacturing/quality issues they've suffered is harder to take than it once might have been had the book been written more recently.

[Diego Molina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un libro que sirve como guía. La primera vez que lo leí, hace unos años, me sirvió para conocer de forma general los componentes del sistema Lean. Ahora que lo leo nuevamente (y con más experiencia en el tema), sigo encontrando cosas interesantes y detalles que aportan mucho desde el punto de vista de la filosofía, cultura y métodologías.
Un libro conciso, en lenguaje simple y con mucha información.

[Dan Sr · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a great resource for those of us in manufacturing positions. There are many reasons why the TPS (Toyota Production System) is World renown and this book takes these principles and makes them easy to understand and apply! I have made all the supervisors and engineers who work for me read this, and they all appreciate it and implement things from it.

[Evan Leybourn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book when I was first learning about lean production. At the time I found it to be a great resource to understand many of the concepts and techniques that underpin this. As the title suggests, it is a simplified overview, and probably too simple for anyone who has move than a couple of years experience in lean production.

[Chad · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good primer for the basic lean concepts and principles. The text is a bit dry at times, but very informative. This book is probably best for those starting a lean transformation or wanting to gain a basic understanding of lean concepts. Even so, this book has a foundation in the fundamentals and is fairly short, so it is definitely worth the read.

[Arunachalam]

study

[Mike Thelen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've used this often for training courses. Provides strong, basic lean concepts.

[Troy Doughty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best lean tool book on the market

[Vincent M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good introductory book on the topic of lean.

[André Cavallaro · Rating 4 out of 5]

O livro consegue abordar de maneira ampla e com linguagem acessível sobre o modelo de produção Lean