| | |  | Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) | Home » » » » Real Lean: Understanding the Lean Management System (Volume 1) | | | | | | | Description: | | In REAL LEAN - Understanding the Lean Management System (Volume One), Bob Emiliani explains the purposes, advantages, myths, and misinformation surrounding Lean management. In a lively and engaging style, he answers the key questions that leaders of organizations have about Lean management. A perfect read for the busy executive. REAL LEAN is a practical guide to Lean management, complete with interesting and informative linkages to historical events and long-forgotten perspectives. Readers will learn how the two principles of Lean management, "Continuous Improvement" and "Respect for People," work in tandem, with emphasis on "Respect for People" the principle that is often missing from the practice of Lean management. This small book will be a big help to leaders who want to improve their understanding and practice of Lean management. | | | Features: | |
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| Bob Emiliani | | Paperback:
| 170 pages | | Publisher:
| Center for Lean Business Management, LLC, The | | Publication Date:
| January 01, 2007 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0972259112 | | Product Length:
| 8.0 inches | | Product Width:
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| 0.4 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.42 pounds | | Package Length:
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5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Finally a focus on respect for peopleJul 04, 2007
By Kevin Meyer
"Author, Evolving Excellence"
One of Bob Emiliani's previous books, Better Thinking Better Results, won a Shingo Prize. In Real Lean he continues that tradition of informative and engaging writing. Each chapter is well-researched complete with thorough footnotes, with topics ranging from lean government, culture, a historical discussion on Ohno and Shingo, and especially respect for people. That last concept is a core pillar of lean manufacturing, but is often forgotten or outright ignored. As each chapter is self-contained, the book is an easy ongoing read for executives looking to fill spare time while waiting for planes and appointments.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Essays on LeanOct 01, 2007
By Mr. Ross Maynard
Bob Emiliani is the author of the excellent "Better Thinking Better Results". In "Real Lean" Volumes 1 and 2 he turns his attention to a series of short essays on a broad range of areas in lean management. His arguments stress that "real lean" comprises both continuous improvement and respect for people (not just the former). He skilfully shows the roots of lean going back 100 years to Scientific Management, as well as exploring the original Japanese texts on lean from the 1980's. Waste in business, for example, is a topic that first received attention in 1925 !. Bob Emiliani also highlights the key elements in successful lean transformation and marks out the potential pitfalls and challenges any implementation may face.
The books provide an eclectic mix of essays covering a very broad range of material. They are all interesting and well written, though, if I have any criticism it is that the books lack a real focus (I would like more on how to counter the barriers identified); and probably dwell too much on the literature of the early 1900's.
The books frequently touch on the undesirable management behaviours of today's "I win you lose" world. He doesn't really give any ideas how to deal with these problems. However, I understand a third volume of "Real Lean" is due out soon and Bob's next book after that will be "Practical Lean Leadership" due in early 2008. I await these next steps with interest.
If you are an academic, student of lean, consultant or practitioner, these books are an engaging, thought provoking and easy read. They will give you a broader awareness of the evolution of lean though there is nothing here about doing lean on the shopfloor.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Understand these books for what the are: opinionFeb 26, 2009
By David M. Miller
As an Industrial Engineer, I struggle daily with the large bouts of waste that exist in Government. I've been spending at lot of time doing research trying to tackle this seemingly endless mountain of a task.
I was lead to the Real Lean series based on a single essay about Lean Government.
Make no mistake about what this series is: a set of opinion essays on the current state of lean management (mostly in industry).
Emiliani makes many great points in his essays, while mostly singing to the choir of the Lean advocates who would pick up his book. And that's the problem. Non-lean advocates will see his essays as a rant. Emiliani is quite scathing in his criticism of US management. While he tries to keep it professional, one can easily sense a deep strain of contempt right under the surface. Thus, this book will most likely alienate the very people it needs to influence: today's managers in US industry.
Unfortunately, his essays fail in a most crucial way: effective influence for his target audience. Emiliani constantly (and rightly) advocates the virtues of non-zero sum thinking over zero-sum thinking. Yet, he himself fails to lead by his own example by using rather high handed and somewhat smug language. He approaches his writing in an "I'm right, you're wrong" type attitude (which is clearly zero-sum thinking) in a way that discredits a lot of his own quality work.
I am not a manager, but I am pretty sure Emiliani's approach here would discourage any serious consideration of any manager, fairly quickly.
While these essays are well researched, providing well thought out arguments for Emiliani's ideas, he provides next to nothing in the way of actionable advice or methods for truly combating the problems today's lean advocate's face.
Emiliani offers some fascinating insight and research pertaining to the "Scientific Management" movement of the early 20th century, and draws very interesting parallels between the issues that both, Scientific Management and Lean Management, face with regards to Industrial Management. His research is well documented and thoroughly researched.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in seeing a score card of how well Lean techniques have worked over the past 20-30 years in the US. It is a great critique, unfortunately, in the end, that's all it is.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Lean - What the CEO needs to knowJun 20, 2009
By Stephen Parry
"Author of Sense and Respond"
The point of the book is very clear. This is a must have book because it brings everyone back to the purpose of Lean... its a management system not a set of tools, it berates the linkage with Six Sigma and provides sound arguments on why they should not be seen in the same way. This book should be given to every CEO, as an instruction book about what it means to develop an organisation based on Lean Management Principles. This is not a how to do it manual, its a 'why should we do Lean book' and 'what it takes from management to BE Lean'
I recommend every practitioner of Lean take many of the examples from the book and educate their management teams and CEO's. Then give them this book to read, they can read it on 45 min and it will save a lifetime of heartache, disappointment and money trying to implement what is described in the book as 'Fake-Lean' ( A non Lean Improvement programme masquerading as a Lean Programme)
Excellent.
It is not about Lean tools, Lean is about a way of thinkingJun 01, 2011
By Kathy Balsley
"K. Balsley"
"Exellent book!!! A fantastic read for those who have been curious about what lean really is and what lean is not. I wish those out there thinking lean tools will save the company, instead using of lean thinking, would take about 2 hours to read this book, and bring lean back to original intentions."
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