How Companies Win with Design Thinking, Agile, and Lean Startup
The transition from physical stores to smartphones is evolving beyond service and convenience, now emphasizing public health concerns. This shift, already noticeable in certain sectors, is expected to rapidly expand across various industries, highlighting the growing importance of digital solutions in maintaining health standards and adapting to new consumer needs.
A Plain-Language Guide to the World's Most Powerful Production System - Second Edition
Winner of a Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award Lean Production Simplified, Second Edition is a plain language guide to the lean production system written for the practitioner by a practitioner. It delivers a comprehensive insider's view of lean manufacturing. The author helps the reader to grasp the system as a whole and the factors that animate it by organizing the book around an image of a house of lean production . Highlights include: A comprehensive view of Toyota�s lean manufacturing system A look at the origins and underlying principles of lean Identifying the goals of lean production Practical problem solving for lean production Activities that support involvement - Kaizen circles, suggestion systems, and problem solving This second edition has been updated with expanded information on the Lean Improvement Process; Production Physics and Little's Law - the fundamental equation for both manufacturing and service industries (cycle time = work in process/throughput); Value Stream Thinking - combining processes required to bring the product or service to the customer; Hoshin Planning -- using the Planning and Execution Tree diagram and Problem Solving -- including the "Five Why" method and how to use it. Lean Production Simplified, Second Edition covers each of the components of lean within the context of the entire lean production system. The author's straightforward common sense approach makes this book an easily accessible on-the-floor resource for every operator.
To remain competitive, leaders must engage all employees to apply lean principles effectively. Strategy deployment, known as hoshin kanri at Toyota, is a proven method for achieving this goal. In his book, Pascal Dennis details the essentials of strategy deployment, addressing two critical questions: What planning system inspires meaningful company-wide continuous improvement? How can we shift mental models that hinder a culture of continuous improvement? The narrative follows a company and its President and COO, an experienced lean leader brought in to guide Atlas. Although Atlas had implemented basic lean principles, it struggled to connect people with business processes for significant improvement. The introduction of strategy deployment provided a framework to align efforts and direct tools effectively. The book offers insights into key components of strategy deployment, including defining the company's “True North,” utilizing the PDCA cycle, achieving consensus through “catch-ball,” and embracing A3 thinking. It emphasizes that lean tools, such as value-stream maps, kaizen events, and 5S, serve as means to an end rather than goals themselves. Ultimately, it illustrates how leaders can leverage strategy deployment to unlock the full potential of Lean within their organizations.