Books by Joseph Niederstadt

The Lean Expert: Educating and Elevating Lean Practitioners Throughout Your Organization outlines a method that can help organizations engage associates and empower them to achieve "expert status" in the nine core principles of Lean

Part of the Toyota Production System, Kamishibai boards are simple and flexible visual controls for performing audits within a manufacturing process. When used properly, they are powerful tools for performing, managing, and auditing tasks of specific duties. This book explains how to use this visual management system to identify normal condition

While it is a given that Lean companies adopt methods to standardize cyclical activities, they often fail to apply the same rigor to noncyclical work, believing that it cannot be measured. This book deals with this mistaken belief and shows you how to measure nonrepeating job processes and eliminate waste associated with noncyclical activities.