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No Eraser Needed: Mistake Proofing Your Business

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"No Eraser Needed" is a fantastic guide for anyone wishing to establish or enhance a mistake-proofing program in any business. The book not only provides real world examples in both an industrial and office setting, but details type of person you should consider appointing to lead the program. Training guidelines are provided including an actual pitch that was used to train employees within a company. The book is also written in a style that allows the book to be distributed throughout any level of the organization and easily understood by all readers. I also agree with the authors' approach of training everyone, as the more minds in the business that think from a mistake-proofing perspective, the fewer the problems that will ever occur. The book also has a bonus section on cross-functional self-directed work teams, which, when applied properly (and these authors detail the proper approach) can help shift the culture of a business that has stifled the ideas and ownership needed from within the business to stay agile in today's ever-changing business world. I strongly recommend this book for anyone at any level in the organization that wishes to implement or accentuate a mistake-proofing program.

"No Eraser Needed" is a simple but great guide for a mistake-proofing program. The Cross-functional, self-directed team concept is truly best process to maximize productivity in any business. The examples of mistake proofing is laid out very well,easy to understand and apply them.

This book is filled with practical ideas to reduce unnecessary and costly mistakes. It provides a framework for approaching the elimination of mistakes. It's an easy read, and everyone can identify with the examples provided. Maybe most importantly, it focuses on engaging everyone in the enterprise in the hunt to root out mistakes, which builds teamwork and pride in the business.

Excellent source of information in order to start a Poke Yoke Team. A must read if you want to get it right the first time.

If you want to prevent your organization from making mistakes that cost you time and money and get them in the habit of being efficient and saving time and money, read No Eraser Needed and it will put you on a race track to the bank!!!

If you have had the good fortune to read Ron Buckley's "Winning In A Highly Competative Manufacturing Enviornment" you will remember that one of the cornerstones to winning is quality. And quality or more specifically, Mistake Proofing, is what Buckley and daughter Candace-Lynn decipher in "No Eraser Needed: Mistake Proofing Your Business".

As with "Winning" the Buckleys use their "real world" experiences along with practical problem solving tools and techniques such as Cause and Effect Diagram, FMEA, and Brainstorming with simple explanations that the reader can easily understand and begin using immediately.

When most people think of quality, Six Sigma almost immediately comes to mind. Far too many of todays "gurus" proclaim that the only way to solve your company's problems is to launch a daunting GE or Honeywell style Six Sigma program. The Buckleys sound wisdom shines through as they admonish their readers to "start with a Mistake Proofing program and when you collect from the payoff of your efforts here move on to Six Sigma, but don't think for a minute that you cannot compete without it."

Mistake Proofing is a series of tools and techniques designed to simplify business processes and the simplest way for your company to win with quality is to apply the lessons put forth in "No Eraser Needed: Mistake Proofing Your Business."

Mr. Buckley states in his book "no work happens until the tool hits the material" so this is not going to be a book review in the traditional sense. This is going to be a report on results. My company relies heavily upon the automotive industry and that industry has not been flourishing for the last few quarters. By applying the techniques and concepts covered in this book and Mr. Buckley's previous book (Winning in a Highly Competitive Manufacturing Environment), I was able to generate savings equivalent to 1% of our top line sales without any workforce reductions.

I work for a privately held company so I can't be more specific, but, let me leave you with some advice - buy the books, read them and put the concepts into practice - you'll be glad you did.

One of the simplest and most effective tools to come out of the lean manufacturing revolution is mistake-proofing. Buckley's second book on manufacturing, in which he teams up with his daughter, takes the reader through this powerful concept in a way that will yield quick profits right to the bottom line for those companies that embrace these simple and highly effective techniques.

This book is a must for all companies regardless of industry or size.
The author's no nonsense style makes this a quick and effective read.
This book will help your company become more efficient and profitable by teaching how to identify mistake proofing opportunites immediately.