1st Edition

Andy & Me and the Hospital Further Adventures on the Lean Journey

By Pascal Dennis Copyright 2016
247 Pages 8 Color & 60 B/W Illustrations
by Productivity Press

250 Pages
by Productivity Press

247 Pages 8 Color & 60 B/W Illustrations
by Productivity Press

Based on the author's years of experience working with Toyota’s master teachers and with companies in the midst of great change, this book follows the story established in the Shingo Prize-winning book, Andy & Me: Crisis & Transformation on the Lean Journey. In a cool and readable style, Andy & Me and the Hospital: Further Adventures on the Lean Journey follows Tom Pappas's... Read more

Why Do I Feel So Lousy?

The Humpty Dumpty Bar & Grill

Rachel and Gwendolyn

My Uncle’s Funeral

Andy Saito

The Usual Suspects

What’s Happening behind the Curtain?

Developing Our Strategy

How Will We Change Their Thinking?

Value and Waste

Moment of Truth

Visual Management and 5S

Standardized Work

Quality in the Process

Flow—Part 1

Flow—Part 2

Total Involvement and Kaizen

The Four Rules

Practical Problem Solving

Year-End Review

Index

Biography

Pascal Dennis is President of Lean Pathways, an international coaching team. He is the author of four previous books on Lean management, all of which have won the prestigious Shingo Prize for outstanding research in the field of operational excellence. Pascal and his team have worked with major healthcare systems like Inova Health System, Baptist Memorial Healthcare Corporation, Health Sciences North and Salem Health, as well as Fortune 100 companies like Kimberly Clark and Lockheed Martin.

Pascal learned the Toyota business system in leadership positions at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, one of Toyota’s best plants, and has worked with leading senseis in North America and Japan.

Pascal lives in Toronto with his wife and three children.

For more information please visit www.leansystems.org.