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Leaner Manufacturing: How to Make the Lean Production Process Easier, Faster, and More Cost-Effective. book cover

1st Edition

Leaner Manufacturing How to Make the Lean Production Process Easier, Faster, and More Cost-Effective.

By Terra Vanzant-Stern, PhD Copyright 2025
194 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Productivity Press

194 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Productivity Press

194 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Productivity Press
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Lean Manufacturing, the production method first popularized by Toyota, has often been reduced to charts and tools by many US manufactures -- they've abandoned the original intent of the methodology. Many of the concepts and theories have becomes misconstrued, but systems such as Kanban (a Japanese concept used in Just-in-Time manufacturing) and applying core Lean principals to manufacturing... Read more

Preface

About the Author

Chapter One: Understanding Process Improvement? Chapter Two: The Paradox of Lean Thinking

Chapter Three: Manufacturing Project Management in Manufacturing Chapter Four: Agile Techniques to Make Lean Manufacturing Leaner Chapter Five: Leaner Leadership in Manufacturing

Chapter Six: Change Management in Manufacturing Chapter Seven: Basic Manufacturing Principle

Chapter Eight: Lean Manufacturing NOW – a Fast Primer/Refresher Chapter Nine: Leaner Manufacturing for the Future

Chapter Ten: A Fully Developed Training Plan to Implement Leaner Manufacturing

 

 

Appendix 1: 7 Quick and Easy Leadership Tips for a Successful Leaner Manufacturing Business Appendix 2: Kaizen/Rapid Improvement Events in Manufacturing a Step-by-Step Guide Appendix 3: Leaner Six Sigma in Manufacturing

 

Leaner Glossary

Biography

Terra Vanzant Stern, PhD, PMP, SPHR/GPHR, is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt with experience in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Leadership. She is a popular host on IT PRO TV (ACI Learning) and a principal of SSD Global Solutions – Smart, Simple Decision-Making.

She is the creator of LEANER Six Sigma® and LEANER Manufacturing™ in addition to the Lean and Agile Project Management® curriculum.

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