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Kaizen Event Implementation Manual, 5th Edition

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It is obvious that the author has "walked the walk" and not just "talked the talk"! While grounded in theory, the author's style is colloquial enough for lay personnel to absorb the material and put it to use. The information is down to earth, not in the ivory tower of education's stronghold or dry university classes. The step-by-step information is not so specific as to prevent it from use by those outside the general realm of manufacturing processes. The broad-based information is such that even hospital areas like clinical laboratories can benefit from the expertise and exercises. The concept of changing the foundation/social structure/culture of an organization has proven difficult for old top-down management. The up-coming cadre of workers is no longer accepting old style management as the be-all and end-all -- They want/need/expect to be part of the solution, not the problem. This manual can guide even the least of these in the right direction.

This is the one book that belongs on the shop floor. We give a copy to each worker and use it as our "bible".
Finally a 'recipe' type book that is complete and enlightening. Sensei Mika has put together a solid how-to-do-it book.
A good reference book for terminology and has an excellent simulation package.
We tried the 4 step training approach and it works!!!
I wish there were books like this for Poka-yoke and other elements of the Toyota Production System

Great book a lot of helpfull forms, good for beginers and an excellent guide for kaizen.