Press Releases

July 2003

For Immediate Release

KANBAN SYSTEM PREPARES SHOP FLOOR TEAM BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION

New York… Productivity Press, the leading publisher of high-quality material on lean manufacturing and business improvement, proudly introduces Kanban for the Shopfloor Learning Package, a hands-on, off-the-shelf system designed to train shop floor personnel about kanban before actual implementation.

Based on Productivity Press' Shingo Award-winning book, Kanban for the Shopfloor, Kanban for the Shopfloor Learning Package is a thorough, flexible and customizable kit that allows an instructor to conduct sessions specifically designed to encourage shop floor employees -- operators, supervisors and plant managers -- to become actively involved in the learning experience.

The goal of Kanban for the Shopfloor Learning Package is to help reduce overproduction and eliminate waste. This system introduces kanban concepts and techniques in an easily accessible curriculum that encourages discussion and fosters greater understanding among participants. These concepts and techniques include: the difference between kanban and conventional ordering systems, types of kanbans, six rules for optimizing a kanban system, how to use line balancing and load leveling in regard to takt time and kanban, when and how to circulate kanban cards, how to reduce the number of kanbans and using kanban as a visual system.

Innovative features of this cost-effective kit include:

• One Leader's Guide
• Five copies of the book, Kanban for the Shopfloor
• One laminated job aid, "A Kanban Implementation Summary"
• One copy of the classic book, Kanban: Just-In-Time at Toyota
• A CD containing additional presentation materials

List price is $350.00. Complimentary review copies are available to media contacts by calling (212) 216-7865 or by e-mailing: leon.carter@taylorandfrancis.com.

About Productivity Press

Founded to provide world-class guidance for every level of an organization, Productivity Press is unrivaled in publishing high-quality material on lean manufacturing and business improvement.  Our books, learning tools and newsletter, Lean Manufacturing Advisor, are designed to help educate and support organizations in their efforts to implement the advanced management and manufacturing methodologies required to compete in today’s global business environment.

For more information on Kanban for the Shopfloor Learning Package, or any of Productivity Press’ other titles, call 1 (888) 319-5852 or email info@productivitypress.com.