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Title: Fast Track to Waste-Free Manufacturing: Straight Talk from a Plant Manager (Manufacturing and Production) by John W. Davis, Steven Ott ISBN: 1563272121 Publisher: Productivity Press Pub. Date: April, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5
Rating: 5
Summary: The Single Best Book on Lean Implementation
Comment: John Davis takes a simple step-by-step approach in describing the transformation of a plant from a typical troubled operation to a lean operation. Davis focuses on basics and "how-to", not buzz words and jargon. Davis provides a framework that can be used by any plant manager who is trying to implement lean manufacturing concepts in a 'traditional' manufacturing setting. This can be used in high volume opertaions but is especially useful in low volume or job shop manufacturing, where the Toyota model with its manic focus on tact time is not always applicable. Davis focuses on workplace organization (using a 6C model which is an adaptation of the familiar 5S concept) as the basis of any lean transformation. This perspective alone is worth the price of the book because many lean efforts fail due to lack of fundamental workplace organization. If you are a plant manager or GM tasked with turning around a low performing operation, or you simply want a primer on Lean, this is the one to buy.
Rating: 5
Summary: Superb! Excellently written!! Great learning tool !!
Comment: Having worked as a facilitator, manager, and consultant transitioning fortune 500 manufacturing companies from batch to lean manufacturing operations since 1991, my hat is off to Mr. John Davis on his superb book "Fast Track to Waste Free Manufacturing." In my travels and teachings I have been exposed to hundreds of teachers, managers, and authors who profess to be experts in the tools, techniques, and principles of the Toyota Production System and lean organizational skills. However, few if any, have the true experience of being in a position responsible for the success of failure of its implementation. Having had the privilege of working with Mr. Davis in the early 90's as he developed his expertise in waste free manufacturing, I can attest that in this book, Mr. Davis does what he always did best. "He walks the talk." In this book, he takes you on a journey of successful implementation of waste free manufacturing and profitability. This is a must read for managers and associates who understand and belief in the tools, principles, and techniques of a waste free manufacturing organiztion and want to learn how to do it. In this book, Mr. Davis demonstrates the importance of focus, commitment, communications, and leadership in transforming a batch organization to a waste free, profitable organization. "For when a true leader has successfully completed his task....They will say we did it ourselves.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent! Best In Class!!
Comment: I've been researching and reviewing dozens of books on Suzaki, Womack and Jones, Liker, Hamel and Prahalad, Treacy and Wiersema, Womack, Jones and Roos, Schonberger, Imai,Shingo,Monden, et. al. This book is the first one I've found that provides both rationale for change and, most importantly, step by guidance on "how to" implement the necessary changes. Written in a style that is at times reminiscent of "The Goal", Mr. Davis offers suggestions, recommendations,and guidelines in an easily readable 264 pages that contain no unnecessary jargon, disconcerting statistics, nor is it part of a doctoral thesis meant to impress the academic community. One gets the feeling from reading this book that Mr. Davis has actually "been there"; that he has worked in a career in manufacturing and is truly speaking from experience. Take my word for it; if you want to read one book or recommend one book to your subordinates on the subject, this is the one! I am pleased to write this review and would be willing to communicate with anyone regarding my impressions
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Title: Implementing World Class Manufacturing - Shop Floor Manual (Includes Lean Manufacturing) by Larry Rubrich, Madelyn Watson, Shirley Rubrich ISBN: 0966290607 Publisher: WCM Associates Pub. Date: 01 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $84.00 |
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Title: LEAN THINKING : Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation by James P. Womack, Daniel T. Jones ISBN: 0684810352 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 09 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Value Stream Management by Don Tapping, Tom Shuker, Tom Luyster ISBN: 1563272458 Publisher: Productivity Press Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Lean Six Sigma : Combining Six Sigma Quality with Lean Production Speed by Michael L. George ISBN: 0071385215 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 25 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Lean Transformation: How to Change Your Business into a Lean Enterprise by Bruce A. Henderson, Jorge L. Larco, Stephen H. Martin ISBN: 0964660121 Publisher: The Oaklea Press Pub. Date: May, 1999 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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