PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AFTER MASTERING BASIC VISUAL TOOLS, NEW BOOK HELPS ORGANIZATIONS INCREASE FLOW

NEW YORK… Flow is a fundamental concept of lean manufacturing. Many of the advanced lean tools are designed to help improve or smooth the flow of parts and materials through a company's production processes. What these tools can do, when they should be used and how they can be of most value is the focus of a new book from Productivity Press' Insights on Implementation series, Improving Flow - - Collected Practices and Cases.

With Improving Flow, case studies and columns previously published in the Lean Manufacturing Advisor newsletter are now available that will help companies understand the application of these advanced lean tools, their benefits and ways to use them to the greatest advantage. Readers will learn how to move products and services to the customer more quickly while eliminating waste and improving profits.

This book is targeted to middle and upper managers concerned with their company's flow, including people in operations, quality and production.

Highlights include:

• Practical, in-depth descriptions of the advanced tools used for improving flow that have not been detailed in any other book.
• A conversational, easy-to-read style.
• Articles are categorized into four areas - - Setting up Cells, Improving Flow, Smoothing Production and Shortening Changeovers - - making it easier for the reader to track-down the information they really want.

About Productivity Press:

Productivity Press is the premier source of authoritative information on organizational improvement, offering the broadest selection of books and learning tools about lean methodologies, based on the Toyota Production System. Whether you are responsible for production, office and administrative operations or providing services, our publications offer you proven, practical strategies for increasing efficiency and capacity while eliminating waste. We are the leading source of materials for educating and training your workforce in lean.

List price is $15.00. Complimentary review copies are available to media contacts by calling (212) 216-7865 or by e-mailing: leon.carter@taylorandfrancis.com.

For more information on Improving Flow or any of Productivity Press' other titles, call 1 (888) 319-5852 or access our online catalog at www.productivitypress.com.