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Lean Lexicon 4th Edition

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If you are involved in training an organization in lean principles and want to provide an unbiased, well defined glossary on lean concepts and terms commonly used--this is an excellent book. First and foremost, it is a REFERENCE BOOK--it sits on your desk or in your department library for quick reference. The reason I love this book is the succinct explanation of the A3 lean methodology--it is perfect. If you want to continue to have a quickie ref to keep people on track with lean principles plus sustain and improve your processes after your initial events (kaizens or kaikakus)--keep this book in your library and use the A3 methodology.

This pricey little (5" x 8" spiral bound) listing of lean manufacturing terms (Lean Enterprise style) is a good (and the only one that I know of) compilation of the Japanese lanquage terms of lean manufacturing replete with diagrams.
It is a great reference for all the lean wanna be's and is great for settling lean terminology bets, but it is far too shallow a reference to appreciably improve your knowledge of lean manufacturing.

This spiral-bound book contains many graphics, and contains easy-to-understand examples of the concepts that are defined. Having worked with various teams, this is the type of lexicon I would put in everybody's hands because it is user-friendly.

A couple of examples: the A3 graphic in the A3 report entry will help all team members understand what an A3 report can look like and how it can help with the success of a lean project.

Value-Stream mapping: another great graphical example with good explanations and reference to linked concepts.

Keep it simple... A job well done.