The Lean Practitioner's Field Book

Proven, Practical, Profitable and Powerful Techniques for Making Lean Really Work

Charles Protzman, Fred Whiton, Joyce Kerpchar, Christopher Lewandowski, Steve Stenberg, Patrick Grounds

• Publisher: Productivity Press
• Year: 2018
• ISBN:
  9781315360508
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Commerce
• Subtopic: Opérations

While there are numerous Lean Certification programs, most companies have their own certification paths whereby they bestow expert status upon employees after they have participated in or led a certain number of kaizen events. Arguing that the number of kaizen events should not determine a person's expert status, The Lean Practitioner's Field Book: Proven, Practical, Profitable and Powerful Techniques for Making Lean Really Work outlines a true learning path for anyone seeking to understand essential Lean principles.The book includes a plethora of examples drawn from the personal experiences of its many well-respected and award-winning contributors. These experts break down Lean concepts to their simplest terms to make everything as clear as possible for Lean practitioners. A refresher for some at times, the text provides thought-provoking questions with examples that will stimulate learning opportunities.Introducing the Lean Practitioner concept, the book details the five distinct Lean Practitioner levels and includes quizzes and criteria for each level. It highlights the differences between the kaizen event approach and the Lean system level approach as well as the difference between station balancing and baton zone.This book takes readers on a journey that begins with an overview of Lean principles and culminates with readers developing professionally through the practice of self-reliance. Providing you with the tools to implement Lean tools in your organization, the book includes discussions and examples that demonstrate how to transition from traditional accounting methods to a Lean accounting system.The book outlines an integrated, structured approach identified by the acronym BASICS (baseline, analyze, suggest solutions, implement, check, and sustain), which is combined with a proven business strategy to help ensure a successful and sustainable transformation of your organization.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments/Quotes
• Authors
• Contributors
• Testimonials
• Acronyms
• PART I Lean Overview, Lean Philosophy, History, Principles, and Change Management
• PART II Phase I: Lean Tools and Implementation
• PART III Lean Implementation Phase II through IV
• Appendix A: Answers to Lean Practitioner Questions in Chapter 34
• Appendix B: Leadership by Charles W. Protzman Sr. CCS Manual: 8-Week Training Course to Japanese 1949 Section on Leadership
• Appendix C: The Missing Chapter by Kenneth Hopper
• Appendix D: Glossary
• Appendix E: Key Formulas
• Appendix F: Was There Really a Hawthorne Effect at the Hawthorne Plant? An Analysis of the Original Illumination Experiments
• Appendix G: Customer Centric Solution Selling Approach™
• Index