Books by Pascal Dennis

Following in the tradition of its Shingo Prize-winning predecessors, Lean Production Simplified, Third Edition gives a clear overview of the structure and tools of the Lean production system. Written for the practitioner by a practitioner, it delivers a comprehensive insider's view of Lean management. The author helps readers grasp the system as a whole, as well as the factors that animate it, by organizing the book around an image of a house of Lean production. Illustrating the eight kinds of waste, this updated edition of a bestseller:Describes the craft and mass production systems that preceded Lean production-including the contributions of Frederick Winslow Taylor and Henry FordExplains the concepts of visual management, Five S, and Total Productive MaintenanceAddresses just-in-time delivery of parts and productsExamines the jidoka principleCovers the nervous system of Lean management, hoshin planningIllustrates the culture of Lean managementThis edition deepens and extends the previous edition with case studies on Lean outside the factory-in settings such as health care, IT, finance, design, engineering, and beyond. The case studies are based on personal experience of actual work in organizations generating real results.Lean Production Simplified, Third Edition covers each of the components of Lean within the context of the Lean production system. The author's straightforward common sense approach makes this book an easily accessible, on-the-floor resource for every team member.Watch Shingo Prize-winning author Pascal Dennis discuss Lean Production Simplified, Third Edition https://youtu.be/YD030vOb8KM

Emphasizes practicality and a can do attitude in the face of the various challenges, big and small. This title contains study questions that highlight critical leadership lessons and includes corresponding notes that provide up-front guidance.

Winner of the Shingo Prize for Excellence in Quality Improvement -From the Shingo judges: This work has an extremely widespread application as the tools, techniques, and methods described are at a level that achieves the goals of Lean and operational excellence without tying them down to a specific industry or work stream.