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Lean Production for Competitive Advantage:
A Comprehensive Guide to Lean Methodologies and Management Practices

John Nicholas
Designed for students with a basic foundation in production and operations management, the text provides a thorough understanding of the fundamental principles of Lean. It also offers practical know-how for implementing a culture of continuous improvement on the shop floor or in the office, creating a heightened sense of responsibility and pride in all stakeholders involved and enhancing productivity and efficiency to improve the bottom line.

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Process and Productivity Improvement Books from Auerbach
What Works for GE May Not Work for You Thin Air: How Wireless Technology Supports Lean Initiatives It's About Time: The Competitive Advantage of Quick Response Manufacturing Creating a Lean Culture: Tools to Sustain Lean Conversions, Second Edition




Liquid Lean: Developing Lean Culture in the Process Industries Flexibility: Flexible Companies for the Uncertain World Quality Management: Theory and Application Listening to the Voice of the Market: How to Increase Market Share and Satisfy Current Customers




Corporate Sigma: Optimizing the Health of Your Company with Systems Thinking Enterprise-Scale Agile Software Development Critical Success Factors Simplified: Implementing the Powerful Drivers of Dramatic Business Improvement Enterprise Sustainability: Enhancing the Military’s Ability to Perform its Mission




Green Intentions: Creating a Green Value Stream to Compete and Win Innovative Lean Development: How to Create, Implement and Maintain a Learning Culture Using Fast Learning Cycles A Tale of Two Systems: Lean and Agile Software Development for Business Leaders A Guide to Lean Six Sigma Management Skills/a>




The Basics of Performance Measurement, Second Edition Lean for the Process Industries: Dealing with Complexity Leading the Lean Enterprise Transformation The Ultimate Improvement Cycle




The Basics of FMEA, 2nd Edition Delivering Successful Projects with TSP(SM) and Six Sigma: A Practical Guide to Implementing Team Software Process(SM) Process Improvement with CMMI® v1.2 and ISO Standards Lean Six Sigma for the Office




Sustaining Lean: Case Studies in Transforming Culture Strategic Error-Proofing: Achieving Success Every Time with Smarter FMEAs Defining and Deploying Software Processes The Performance Paradox: Understanding the Real Drivers that Critically Affect Outcomes




Metrics-Based Process Mapping: An Excel-Based Solution Lean Connections: Making Information Flow Efficiently and Effectively A Culture of Rapid Improvement: Creating and Sustaining an Engaged Workforce The Business Value of IT: Managing Risks, Optimizing Performance and Measuring Results




Interpreting the CMMI ®: A Process Improvement Approach, Second Edition Six Sigma Software Development, Second Edition Applied Software Risk Management: A Guide for Software Project Managers Process-Based Software Project Management




Accelerating Process Improvement Using Agile Techniques Antipatterns: Identification, Refactoring, and Management The ROI from Software Quality Reducing Risk with Software Process Improvement




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