Books by Productivity Press Development Team

This resource introduces production teams and managers to basic pull production concepts, enabling them to begin understanding, planning, and implementing this lean tool.

The hard part of implementing a lean transformation, according to most experts, is dealing with the "soft" issues, such as culture change

Building on the concepts covered in Kaizen Teian 1, this second volume examines how to implement Kaizen Teian - a continuous improvement suggestion system. In Kaizen Teian 2, managers learn techniques for getting employees to think creatively about workplace improvements and discover how to run a proposal program.

This book explains how to run a proposal program on a day-to-day basis, outlines the policies that support a bottom-up system of innovation, and defines the three main objectives of Kaizen Teian: to build participation, develop individual skills, and achieve higher profits.

Just-in Time for Operators presents concepts and tools. The book includes illustrations and examples to explain basic JIT concepts and some of the changes people may encounter in a JIT implementation.

The Lean Office: Collected Practices and Cases is a compilation of articles previously published in the Productivity Press newsletter, Lean Manufacturing Advisor. These articles discuss lean implementations in non-manufacturing operations, from design to processing invoices to customer service. Most articles are written in the form of case studies. Highlights include— Practical, in-depth description of lean implementation, written in a conversational, easy-to-read style A large quantity of case studies unavailable from any other single source Responds to your desire for real-world lean office information

Prepare your entire workforce to truly benefit from your next kaizen event! Now you can give your frontline employees the information they need to understand, plan, and implement kaizen.

Addressing those who track and improve the effectiveness of equipment, this text defines basic concepts and then provides a systematic explanation of how OEE should be applied to maximize a piece of equipment's productivity and recognize when its efficiency is being compromised.

ZQC is based on the principle that defects are prevented by controlling the performance of a process so that it can not produce defects, even when a mistake is made by the operator. This book introduces front line workers to the basic methodology of ZQC.

This resource introduces production teams and managers to basic pull production concepts, enabling them to begin understanding, planning, and implementing this lean tool.