Lean Production Simplified

Today’s reading pick:

Lean production simplified

Pascal Dennis’s a leading engineer and consultant was learning from the best Toyota sensei (teachers) who taught him on how to summarize the Lean Production System easy but effective. The book starts with history and purpose of Lean Manufacturing which is basically achieve more with less and how to fulfill customer expectations. Everybody in the lean world knows about the house called production system with standardization as its foundation and customer value as its roof, with several pillars for operations, depending on the field of operation itself. The heart of every Production System is the shop floor with the value adding process and its contributing processes. Lean can be described as a continuous learning process with the goal of waste free perfection.

Key Take Aways of this Book

1. Lean Production came out of a necessity to get car manufacturing in Japan out of the loss making.

2. Lean Manufacturing means achieve more with less while fulfilling customer expectations.

3. You can’t achieve stability without standardization.

4. JIT - Just in Time means it is following the 6R > The right items at the right time at the right place for the right price in the right quantity and the right quality.

5. JIDOKA translates as automation which ensures zero defects at workstation.

6. KAIZEN events involve everybody to develop problem solving skills and make incremental improvements.

7. HOSHIN planning helps you to align resources along your targets. Key is to have a transparent knowledge sharing to strengthen your workforce.

8. Having a living Lean Culture is crucial due to its standards and the drive for perfection

If you are into Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence, get this book and you have a great starting point.

Enjoy reading and improving!

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Lean Production Simplified: A Plain-Language Guide to the World's Most Powerful Production System

By Dennis, Pascal

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