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News Release from: American Technical Publishers | Subject: Lean Machines: Learning from the Leaders....
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 February 2003
Lean manufacturing users reveal all
A new book offers readers a novel compilation of in-depth interviews with a variety of the most respected executives who have implemented lean manufacturing.
A new book offers readers a unique compilation of in-depth interviews with a variety of the most respected executives who have implemented lean manufacturing Lean Machines: Learning from the Leaders of the Next Industrial Revolution details firsthand how these companies who are employing lean are reducing waste, improving quality, introducing more products, creating a positive working environment, winning orders, and riding out lulls in the economy better than their competitors
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 15 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The CEOs, Vice Presidents of Manufacturing, consultants, etc.
who are interviewed in this book all share a deep and infectious enthusiasm for lean manufacturing.
Each offers readers advice on how to overcome the barriers from the shop floor to mid-level management, to the boardroom.
They also provide personal experiences, insights, and recommendations on what is required to embed lean systems within a corporate culture.
Lean Machines features interviews with executives from leading companies including Delphi, Toyota, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Hon Industries, Danaher Corporation, Alcoa, Freudenberg-NOK, and more.
They discuss: lessons learned; leadership requirements of the CEO; setting and achieving goals; staying the course; timeframes and results; how Six Sigma fits in; developing a strategy; training and measurements; the importance of inventory turns; the role of lean consultants; how lean requires changes in engineering, accounting, human resources, sales, and marketing; and more.
The book is arranged in an easy-to-read question and answer format.
The author / interviewer, Richard McCormack, is the editor and publisher of the Manufacturing News newsletter.
He has won awards for investigative and analytical reporting.
Anyone who is leading a lean initiative or gearing up for it, will benefit from the insights contained in this unique book.
Lean Machines sells for GBP 52.00.
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