Here, in Dr. Shingo's final book, he gives us a comprehensive system for the improvement of production functions. This book's broad scope encompasses such diverse topics as Value Engineering, CAD/CAM techniques, and information management. If you've never read Shingo, it will give you an overview of his brilliant concepts. If you are familiar with his genius, you'll find it a much-needed network of his ideas.

It includes:

• Historical revolutions in production.
• A production management revolution in the United States.
• A scientific thinking mechanism for improvement.
• Creating an improvement plan.
• Basic flaws in conventional production management improvement.
• Process functions and operational functions.
• The effect of the division of labor on the development of work.

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Now, as far as this book goes, after you have gone past the first half it begins to turn repetitive (maybe it's a poor translation, or maybe poor editing, but it hurts the book) and you begin finding some concepts that popped up earlier in the book. Still, I was able to gather some very useful ideas... That's how this book is: if you stick to it, past the repetition, even in the numerous examples Mr. Shingo provides, you will find a wealth of ideas to improve your enterprise's processes. Do I recommend you buy it? Not really. I find it very expensive for what you can get out of it, but it certainly is worth getting in the Public Library or browsing (if you can find it, since it's over ten years old) ...