{"product_id":"9780132712842","title":"Lessons from a Lean Consultant: Avoiding Lean Implementation Failures on the Shop Floor","description":"\u003cb\u003eMaking Lean Work: “In-the-Trenches” Help from a World-Class Expert\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLean manufacturing can improve productivity and quality, shorten lead times, reduce costs, and improve competitiveness. However, succeeding with lean is not easy. Chris A. Ortiz, one of the country’s most respected lean implementers, shows you exactly how to overcome obstacles, drive value from lean, and sustain success for the long term.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOrtiz draws on his experience leading many successful lean transitions and more than 150 kaizen events. He shows you how to prepare for a lean shop floor environment, implement best practice procedures and standards, build executive support, lead kaizen within the factory, and deal with the ups and downs you will inevitably encounter.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eForget theory: This is a step-by-step, what-to-do guide for professionals in the trenches—plant and engineering managers, lean managers and directors, Six Sigma practitioners, and working engineers. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTopics covered include\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSeven reasons lean can fail—and how to overcome them\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEstablishing successful kaizen programs: champions, events, teams, goals, tracking, and scheduling\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAvoiding early stumbling blocks in data collection, waste removal, and process design\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGetting your operators and supervisors to “buy into” lean\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraining managers, engineers, and new employees\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePromoting flexibility and cross-training\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUsing lean to drive growth, not just save money\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLean leadership made simple: twelve practical techniques, five simple rules—and ten things not to do\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSample audit, tracking, and time study forms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078951977200,"sku":"9780132712842","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780132712842_p0.jpg?v=1763641209","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780132712842","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}