Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #618410 in Books
• Published on: 1999-10-18
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 293 pages

Customer Reviews

Evidences of Lean's Power
While the word 'strategy' appears in the subtitle of this book, it never promises to present an implementation strategy or a blueprint. The book dubs lean a 'proven strategy', and it goes on to present evidences (historical roots followed by logical and mathematical proofs) of many lean tools.

I tend to prefer the earlier books on what is now called 'lean', such as those of Shigeo Shingo. This is one of the relatively few recent books that has some real meat. It is not a light read, but it was an enjoyable and educational read. Anyone who wants to add more depth to their lean understanding should appreciate this Shingo Prize-Winning Book.

Superb Instruction Manual
Provides very good theory and application of Lean Manufacturing in a format that all production supervisors can understand.

Strategy? Not in this book
This book lists the many problems we see in manufacturing, but to entitle the book "A proven strategy for lean manufacturing" is quite a stretch. For anybody who has been involved in Industrial Engineering or manufacturing for many years, this book will be yet another which lists known problems without describing a strategy for addressing these problems.

I question whether a degree in Anthropology is the best back ground to write a book in manufacturing strategy.