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# Lean Thinking, Second Edition: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation

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## Description

The authors begin by summarizing the five inherent principles in any lean system: Correctly specify value so you are providing what the customer actually wants Identify the value stream for each product family and remove the wasted steps that don't create value but do create muda (waste) Make the remaining value-creating steps flow continuously to drastically shorten throughput times Allow the customer to pull value from your rapid-response value streams as needed (rather than pushing products toward the customer on the basis of forecasts) Never relax until you reach perfection, which is the delivery of pure value instantaneously with zero muda. (The first part of Lean Thinking devotes a chapter to each of these principles.) In the second part, the authors describe in detail how managers in a wide range of companies and industries - small, medium and large, North American, European, and Japanese - transformed their business by applying the principles of lean thinking. Chapters are devoted to Pratt & Whitney, Wiremold and Lantech in North America, Porsche in Germany, and Showa Manufacturing in Japan. Based on these cases and many others as well, the authors summarize in the last part of Lean Thinking the necessary steps in the necessary sequence to apply lean thinking successfully in your business. They pay special attention to the need to map product-family value streams at the outset in order to identify the most important areas for improvement and to avoid wasted effort on activities that may be technically challenging but which are of little importance to your business. Lean Thinking has sold more than 300,000 copies in the English language hardcover version alone because it's an indispensable companion for every manager making the lean journey.

Review: Good quality book - Preferred this second book. Quality of book was excellent
Review: Book quality was as described and delivered as specified - Book was exactly as described

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 612,023 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 203 in Environmental Engineering 240 in Environmental Engineering & Technology 284 in Industrial Chemistry & Manufacturing Technologies |
| Customer reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (789) |
| Dimensions  | 15.56 x 2.79 x 23.5 cm |
| Edition  | 2nd |
| ISBN-10  | 0743249275 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0743249270 |
| Item weight  | 567 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 398 pages |
| Publication date  | 1 Jun. 2003 |
| Publisher  | Productivity Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good quality book
*by M***L on 6 July 2023*

Preferred this second book. Quality of book was excellent

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Book quality was as described and delivered as specified
*by A***L on 18 February 2023*

Book was exactly as described

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Foundational text
*by P***A on 11 November 2021*

Lean Thinking is s foundational text for those looking to start or continue their Lean Six Sigma journey

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