In REAL LEAN Understanding the Lean Management System (Volume One), Bob Emiliani explains the purposes, advantages, myths, and misinformation surrounding Lean management.
In a lively and engaging style, he answers the key questions that leaders of organizations have about Lean management. A perfect read for the busy executive.
REAL LEAN is a practical guide to understanding Lean management, complete with interesting and informative linkages to historical events and long-forgotten perspectives.
Readers will learn how the two principles of Lean management, "Continuous Improvement" and "Respect for People," work in tandem, with emphasis on “Respect for People” – the principle that is often missing from the practice of Lean management.
This small book will be a big help to leaders who want to improve their understanding and practice of Lean management.
Reader Comments:
“I loved this book! I found it interesting and full of very valuable lessons. I have begun recommending the book to folks and tell them that if they want to really stimulate deeper thinking and understanding about Lean and business, they need to read it.”
“The essays are brief yet they are meaningful and sharp enough to challenge readers. This small book could move an organization beyond what seems to be insurmountable walls if readers have the courage to heed its advice... take this book along on your next lunch hour or plane ride.”
"A must read for Real Lean thinkers."
REAL LEAN
Understanding the Lean Management System
(Volume One)
by Bob Emiliani
The CLBM, LLC Wethersfield, Conn., USA
172 pages / ISBN
978-0-9722591-1-8
/ Dimensions 7.8 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches / February 2007 / Soft Cover / Retail Price $15
Table of Contents
Preface
1 Keep It REAL
2 Improving Your Lean Transformation
3 The Great Misunderstanding
4 Improving Leadership in Lean Business
5 Creating a Lean Culture
6 Lean is Music to My Ears
7 Remembering What Ohno and Shingo Said
8 Myth-Busting Using Value Stream Maps
9 The Tragedy of Waste
10 Too Much Selfish Thinking
11 Gaining Executive Buy-In for Lean
12 Jefferson Pilot’s Lean Initiative
13 Lean in Higher Education
14 Lean Government – Crazy Dream or Absolute Necessity?
15 Lean Management for Non-Profits
16 How Lean Activities are Sabotaged
Afterword
Index
