| | |  | Lean Manufacturing | Home » » » » Lean Manufacturing That Works: Powerful Tools for Dramatically Reducing Waste and Maximizing Profits | | | | | | | Description: | | "Lean Manufacturing That Works" is the first book to bring all the principles of lean manufacturing to where they're needed most: the shop floor and the people supervising daily operations. Engagingly written and easy to put to work, the book features essential tools that can help streamline operations in any manufacturing environment. This the ultimate "use-it-now" book of lean, specifically written for the people whose daily work involves the manufacturing floor. Real strategies for dramatically cutting waste and making operations more efficient. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Bill Carreira | | Hardcover:
| 336 pages | | Publisher:
| AMACOM | | Publication Date:
| November 19, 2004 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0814472370 | | Product Length:
| 9.3 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.46 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.08 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.3 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.3 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 21 reviews |
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11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Practical and Straightforward. Good diary for lean consultantsJul 19, 2006
By Danny T. Moore
"Lean Professional"
I have a number of lean books in my library--most of which are fairly solid on presenting the lean philosophy, principles and tools. All the concepts here are straightforward--very clearly presented. If you were going to launch your first lean event into an organization that is unfamiliar with lean--this would be my choice because Carreira is so practical. His background is consulting, so his chapters read like a diary (Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 etc.)for a lean implementation. He has seen a number of companies and draws from past experiences: he knows what works and how to avoid the pitfalls to achieve bottom line results. Lean is a philosophy and the biggest gains will be in the "buy-in" in the organization. From his easygoing demeanor, you can see why he has succeeding as a consultant--is humor and demeanor disarms the fear of change and fosters team participation. This is a good buy and a good start point for applying lean. Good luck.
9 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Uncovering WasteDec 14, 2004
By Robert S. Thomes
I received information about Bill Carreria's book from a colleague of mine. I found the book to be extremely insightful in the field of "Doing" (training & implementing) Lean manufacturing in a teamwork environment. This book has greatly helped me uncover "waste", Non Value Added activities and develop methods of correcting and measuring. This is the best $20 I've ever spent on anything developed to improve productivity and customers satisfaction. Thanks Bill
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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
In-Depth Look at Lean Value Stream MappingJan 04, 2007
By Bert G. Penhollow
Mr Carreira discusses Lean and particularly Value Stream Mapping in down to earth how to manner. He gives details and examples that should help everyone in implementing Lean into their organization.
He does an excellent job at showing how 5S and SMED fits within a lean implementation.
If there exists a weakness in this book it may be that very little is discussed on the order entry and finish product packaging and shipping in Value Stream creation.
In general, if you are just beginning to consider Lean or if you have begun lean or have implemented portions of lean and want a great guide in doing it better, this is the book to buy.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Practicle and UsefullDec 15, 2004
By James R. Burtnett Jr.
"Jim Burtnett"
"Lean Manufacturing that Works" might just be the best book on Lean thinking that I've ever read. Its practicle approach and delivery make it a must for anyone truely interested in getting its message accross to people facing real life problems on the shop floor. It has the unique ability to address multiple levels of employees and managers with out losing the key message or audience. This is a must for everyone's arsenal who are responsible for creating and implamenting a change to a Lean culture in their organization.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Condesending Attitude is too MuchJul 05, 2009
By Karen Simonton
"karen simonton"
The subject matter is of much interest to me as I have a BBA and an MBA in Operations Management and have only worked in manufacturng environments. I am staring a new job tomorrow and catching up on reading about my profession after being unemployed for 5 months. This author's writing style is too condesending though. I am at Chapter 10 right now out of 20 and it's about value-stream mapping which will be very helpful for me to brush up on sense I am starting a new position. I am going to try to get through it but I would not recommend it.
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