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Consulting and Training
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2007 Shingo Prize Winners
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Five books published by Productivity Press have won the 2007 Shingo
Research Prize. The prize recognizes and promotes outstanding research and
writing regarding new knowledge and understanding of manufacturing consistent
with the philosopy of the
Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing.
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Hoshin Kanri for the Lean Enterprise
Thomas L. Jackson
This workbook will show you
the mechanics of implementing hoshin kanri, so that you can systematically
improve your brand equity, implement Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma, and
integrate your suppliers into a Lean and Six Sigma
organization.
$50.00
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Inside the Mind of Toyota
Satoshi Hino
This book clarifies the principles through
which any enterprise or organization can learn to attain its own sustained
growth. The ultimate goal is not to simply mimic Toyota's formula, but to learn
from it and, in doing so, surpass it.
$50.00
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Lean Software Strategies
Peter Middleton, James Sutton
Written for software
engineers, developers, and leaders who need help creating lean software
processes and executing genuinely lean projects, this book draws on the personal
experiences of the two authors as well as research on various software companies
applying lean production to software development
programs.
$49.95
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The Toyota Product Development System
James M. Morgan, Jeffrey Liker
James Morgan
and Jeffrey Liker compare and contrast the world-class product development
process of Toyota with that of a U.S. competitor. This book is the first to
thoroughly examine and analyze the truly effective product development
methodology that has made Toyota the most forward-thinking company in the
automotive industry.
$40.00
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The TWI Workbook
Patrick Graupp, Robert J. Wrona
You'll be able to
perform detailed step-by-step methods for the three most essential tasks people
in management positions must perform: the ability to teach someone to do a job,
the ability to improve on those jobs, and the ability to build positive employee
relationships with the people they lead.
$45.00
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Training Within Industry - The Foundation of Lean
Donald Dinero
Donald Dinero
explores a crucial piece of a Lean initiative that has been overlooked
throughout U.S. industry. The Training Within Industry (TWI) program - developed
by the United States during World War II - has been used by Toyota for decades!
This powerful program standardizes training processes and assists front-line
supervisors in teaching new operations to workers quickly and
effectively.
$40.00
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The Complete Lean Enterprise: Value Stream Mapping for Administrative and Office
Processes
Beau Keyte and Drew Locher
Manufacturers are
becoming more efficient through their lean initiatives in the production
process; however, they are losing ground because they have not transferred the
knowledge gained to their administrative and support activities. Fundamental
change - even on the plant floor - ultimately requires the involvement and
support of the entire enterprise.
$45.00
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Becoming Lean: Inside Stories of U.S. Manufacturers
Jeffrey Liker
Detailed,
first-hand accounts of lean production implemented by American firms. The
best-seller contains performance records, real numbers to back up the power of
going lean, lessons learned in the process of change (both logistics and people
issues), and a realistic account of the journey to lean.
$40.00
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Today and Tomorrow: Commemorative Edition of Ford's 1926 Classic
Henry Ford
This
2003 printing of Today and Tomorrow features a new introduction by James
J. Padilla, Group Vice President, Ford North America. It also includes an
enhanced selection of photos illustrating the processes and facilities Ford
covers in the text as well as an updated chronology of the Ford Motor
Company.
$35.00
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Shopfloor Series
Productivity Press
Train your workforce with the award
winning Shopfloor Series: The clearest and most comprehensive shopfloor
implementation guides available!
$25.00
each
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Reorganizing the Factory: Competing through Cellular Manufacturing
Nancy Hyer and
Urban Wemmerlov
Cellular manufacturing principles, applied to either
administrative work or productioin, are fundamental building blocks for lean and
quick response organizations. Reorganizing the Factory is the definitive
reference book in this important area.
$100.00
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The Eaton Lean
System
Productivity Press and the Eaton Corporation
Are you
looking for a way to introduce fundamental concepts of lean to your workforce?
Are you wondering how to do it? Look no further. The Eaton Lean System is
the way to deliver fundamentals of lean to your workforce.
$750.00
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About the Shingo Prize
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The Prize was established in 1988 to promote awareness of Lean manufacturing
concepts and recognize companies in the United States, Canada and Mexico that
achieve world-class manufacturing status.
The Shingo Prize philosophy is that world-class business performance may be
achieved through focused improvements in core manufacturing and business
processes.
The Shingo Prize recognizes organizations and research consistent with its
mission and model with two types of prizes: Business, which promotes use
of world-class manufacturing strategies and practices to achieve world-class
results, and Research, which promotes research and writing regarding new
knowledge and understanding of manufacturing processes.
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