Lean Execution: The Basic Implementation Guide for Maximizing Process

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Many books explain how to construct a value stream map, but few explain the process conditions and characteristics required to ensure a value stream map can be completed successfully. Lean Execution: The Basic Implementation Guide for Maximizing Process Performance fills this need. Although the book explains Lean methods and tools that maximize process performance, its main focus is on... Read more

Many books explain how to construct a value stream map, but few explain the process conditions and characteristics required to ensure a value stream map can be completed successfully. Lean Execution: The Basic Implementation Guide for Maximizing Process Performance fills this need.

Although the book explains Lean methods and tools that maximize process performance, its main focus is on providing readers with detailed guidelines, process conditions, and helpful tips for ensuring successful implementation.

Based on Clifford Fiore’s insights and experiences gained through years of firsthand application and implementation of Lean methods, the book supplies easy-to-understand explanations of proven Lean tools, methods, and concepts. For example, the concept of flow/theory of constraints is reviewed using a garden hose analogy.

The text introduces material in a manner that mirrors the natural sequence for general implementation. It provides simple calculations, worksheets, and examples to reinforce the key concepts involved with determining production rates and process variation.

In addition to explaining how to apply Lean tools correctly, the book provides the big picture perspective required to select and apply the appropriate Lean tool at the right time, while gaining helpful insight about the process under review. Sharing valuable lessons learned by trial and error, the book can help practitioners save valuable time and resources by not repeating similar mistakes.

The book concludes with a summary that outlines a blueprint for maximizing success during implementation.

Clifford Fiore has spent more than 30 years at a Fortune 500 company and is a recognized leader in applying Lean and Six Sigma methodologies. He is also a certified black belt and Lean expert. Through his work in adapting process improvement techniques in engineering, manufacturing, and the supply chain, he has emerged as an industry leader in implementing concepts towards reducing product cost, quality defects, and development cycle times.

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SECTION I: LEAN BASICS

Lean Fundamentals
Lean or Six Sigma?
Lean History
Lean Definition
Flow
Customer Value
Waste Categories
Push versus Pull Systems

Value Streams and Value Stream Mapping
Defining a Value Stream
Mapping Considerations
Process Considerations for Value Stream Mapping

SECTION II: LEAN ASSESSMENT

Lean Baseline Assessment
Baseline Definition
Baseline Overview
Baseline Success Factors
Baseline Execution

Product Analysis
Product Analysis Overview
Time-Value Chart
Spaghetti Diagram
Communicating with Tools

Operator Analysis
Operator Analysis Overview
Takt Time
Line Balancing: The Problem
Bottlenecks
Garden Hose Analogy
Line Balancing: The Solution
Operator Process Variation
Ergonomics

Machine Analysis
Machine Analysis Overview
Overall Equipment Effectiveness

SECTION III: LEAN IMPROVEMENT

Five-S
5S Overview
5S Implementation

Standard Work
Defining Standard Work
Standard Work Tools
Adjusting Standard Work

Cell Design
Cell Definition
Visual Systems
Group Technology

Process Improvement Enablers
Setup Reduction
Total Productive Maintenance
Mistake-Proofing

Materials Management
Materials Management Overview
Kanbans
Little’s Law

Knowledge Management
Knowledge Management Overview
Knowledge Management System

General Guidelines for Lean Implementation
Lean Perspective
General Guidelines
Lean Principles

Appendix A: Using Six Sigma to Improve Product Quality

Appendix B: Forms and Worksheets

Appendix C: Glossary

Appendix D: Answers

References

Index

Author(s)

Biography

Clifford Fiore

Critics' Reviews

"Lean Execution: The Basic Implementation Guide for Maximizing Process Performance provides a thorough, easily understandable, step-by-step ‘how-to guide’ with respect to implementing Lean activities in your organization that can be utilized as a training guide or as a concise refresher."
—Michael S. Holmes, President, Cadence Aerospace, ADM Operations

Lean Execution The Basic Implementation Guide for Maximizing Process Performance

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