| | |  | PDCA / PDSA / Deming Cycle | Home » » » The Lean Primer: Solutions for the Job Shop | | | | | | | Description: | | The Lean Primer will allow you to train the organization to understand how critical the implementation of Lean principles and processes are to your short and long term success. It will provide the various reasons why an organization must go Lean, as well as detailing what Lean is. Lean will be explained in the terms of Stabilize, Flow, and Sustain with reference to the following topics of lean vision, waste, value stream mapping, 5S, takt time, buffer and safety stock, continuous flow, standard work, quick changeover, kanban, visual controls, mistake-proofing, leveling, paced withdrawal, visual production control, runners, TPM, and kaizen. Each of these tools will also be explained with digital photos from world-class shops from across the US that shared their best practices. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Roger Kremer | | Paperback:
| 96 pages | | Publisher:
| MCS Media, Inc. | | Publication Date:
| May 10, 2005 | | ISBN:
| 0972572856 | | Package Length:
| 5.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 1.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 3 reviews |
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9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 LEAN BASICS WITH GREAT EXAMPLESJun 04, 2005
By S. rodriguez
"Small shop owner"
THE LEAN PRIMER fills a void in the plethera of Lean books in the market. The simple explanation of Lean tools, as well as the actual plant examples, allow you to see these tools in action. What I really like about this book is the photos from shops that you can tell are in the midst of implementing Lean. No staged photos here in this book! Great job in making the bridge from all the other books on the tools and concepts to actual demonstrating it through examples.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 PRIMarily Lean on Job ShopNov 10, 2009
By Desperately Seeking Job Shop Lean
This book lives up to its Primer status. It does a great job of covering the basics of lean. What it doesn't do well is provide solutions for JOB SHOPS. If you are looking for a book to assist in implementing lean in a custom manufacturing shop, this book does not fit the bill--despite its title. If you want to learn the very basics about lean, then definitely order this book.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
A Good Fundamental and Simple Explanation of Lean ToolsDec 03, 2009
By Rochelle R. Stafford
The Lean Primer has basic definitions of the major Lean tools. What is unique and why I purchased this book was for the actual photos throughout. The photos provide implementation ideas. Great set of photos for real-time Lean implementation. It is not a long book, but it does cover the basics, as stated, a primer!
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