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Take charge and engage your enterprise in a LeantransformationHave you thought about using Lean in your business ororganization, but are not really sure how to implement it? Orperhaps you're already using Lean, but you need to get up to speed.Lean For Dummies shows you how to do more with less andcreate an enterprise that embraces change. In plain-English, thisfriendly guide explores the general overview of Lean, how flow andthe value stream works, and the best ways to apply Lean to yourenterprise.This revised edition includes the latest tools, advice, andinformation that can be used by everyone -- from majorcorporations to small business, from non-profits and hospitals tomanufacturers and service corporations. In addition, it takes alook at the successes and failures of earlier Lean pioneersincluding Toyota, the inventors of Lean -- and offer casestudies and hands-on advice.* The latest on the Six Sigma and Lean movements* The role of technology and the expanding Lean toolbox* Case studies enhance the materialLean For Dummies gives today's business owners and upperlevel management in companies of all sizes and in all industriesthe tools and information they need to streamline process andoperate more efficiently.

Foreword xviiIntroduction 1Part I: Lean Basics 7Chapter 1: Defining Lean 9Chapter 2: The Foundation and Language of Lean 27Part II: The Lean Culture 47Chapter 3: Lean in the Organization: Principles, Behaviors, andChange 49Chapter 4: Power to the People 65Chapter 5: Go Lean: Implementation Strategy, Startup, andEvolution 87Part III: Understanding Flow and the Value Stream 113Chapter 6: Seeing Value through the Eyes of the Customer 115Chapter 7: You Are Here: Mapping the Current State 133Chapter 8: Charting the Course: Using Value-Stream Maps 157Chapter 9: Flowing in the Right Direction: Lean Projects andKaizen 181Part IV: The Lean Toolbox 199Chapter 10: Customer and Value-Stream Tools 201Chapter 11: Flow and Pull Tools 215Chapter 12: Perfection Tools 237Chapter 13: Management Tools 261Part V: The Lean Enterprise 279Chapter 14: Lean within the Enterprise 281Chapter 15: Lean across Industries 305Chapter 16: Real-Life Lean 321Part VI: The Part of Tens 345Chapter 17: Ten Best Practices of Lean 347Chapter 18: Ten Pitfalls to Avoid 353Chapter 19: Ten Places to Go for Help 361Glossary 369Index 373