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Zero Quality Control

9/7/2022

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Poke Yoke
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A combination of source inspection and mistake-proofing devices is the only method to get you to zero defects. 

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APICS Dictionary

6/27/2022

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  Stay current and improve productivity, consistency and knowledge across the supply chain with the the latest edition of the APICS Dictionary.
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Out of the Crisis

10/20/2021

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Out of the Crisis
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  Deming's classic work on management, based on his famous 14 Points for Management.
"Long-term commitment to new learning and new philosophy is required of any management that seeks transformation. The timid and the fainthearted, and the people that expect quick results, are doomed to disappointment."
—from Out of the Crisis

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Pull Production for the Shopfloor

9/15/2021

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Pull Production
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  ​In a "pull" production system, the final process pulls needed parts from the previous process, which pulls from the process before it, and so on, as determined by customer demand. This allows you to operate without preset schedules and avoid unnecessary costs, wastes, and delays on the manufacturing floor.

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Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation, Revised and Updated

9/14/2021

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Lean Thinking
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By: James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones

The authors begin by summarizing the five inherent principles in any lean system:
  1. Correctly specify value so you are providing what the customer actually wants.
  2. Identify the value stream for each product family and remove the wasted steps that don't create value but do create muda (waste).
  3. Make the remaining value-creating steps flow continuously to drastically shorten throughput times.
  4. 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).
  5. 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.)

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The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer

8/6/2021

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The Toyota Way
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   In factories around the world, Toyota consistently makes the highest-quality cars with the fewest defects of any competing manufacturer, while using fewer man-hours, less on-hand inventory, and half the floor space of its competitors. The Toyota Way is the first book for a general audience that explains the management principles and business philosophy behind Toyota's worldwide reputation for quality and reliability.

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Sales and Operations Planning: The How-To Handbook

7/12/2021

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Sales and Operations Planning
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​  Implementing S&OP now, or getting ready to? This book will make your implementation more sure-footed, less risky, and more successful. Bob & Tom cover all aspects of successful implementation, from composition of the Executive Team to the nitty-gritty of the S&OP spreadsheet design. Already operating S&OP? Learn how to improve the process and make it more effective and beneficial.

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Lean Production Simplified

6/14/2021

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Lean Production Simplified
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  Following in the tradition of its Shingo Prize-winning predecessors, Lean Production Simplified gives a clear overview of the structure and tools of the Lean production system. Written for the practitioner by a practitioner, it delivers a comprehensive insider's view of Lean management. 

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The Toyota Way Fieldbook

6/3/2021

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The Toyota Way Fieldbook
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​By: Jeffrey K. Liker and David Meier

  The Toyota Way Fieldbook is a companion to the international bestseller The Toyota Way. The Toyota Way Fieldbook builds on the philosophical aspects of Toyota's operating systems by detailing the concepts and providing practical examples for application that leaders need to bring Toyota's success-proven practices to life in any organization. The Toyota Way Fieldbook will help other companies learn from Toyota and develop systems that fit their unique cultures.

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Mistake Proofing for operators

5/26/2021

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Poka Yoke
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  The Zero Quality Control System (ZQC) is a mistake-proofing approach that prevents defects by monitoring processing conditions at the source and correcting errors that cause defects. Since it is human nature to make mistakes, ZQC does not blame people for errors, but instead finds ways to keep errors from becoming defects. In this breakthrough approach, mistake-proofing devices called poka-yoke are used to check and give feedback about each product or operation in the process, not just a sample. This book introduces operators and assembly workers to the basic methodology of ZQC in an easy-to-read format that covers all aspects of this important manufacturing improvement strategy.

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The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

5/12/2021

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The Lean Startup
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​  Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage or a group of seasoned professionals in a Fortune 500 boardroom. What they have in common is a mission to penetrate that fog of uncertainty to discover a successful path to a sustainable business.

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The Management and Control of Quality

5/5/2021

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Outlines many different management and control of quality techniques.  Used in some schools.

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Creating and Using a Shingo-Style Process Map

2/8/2021

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Value Stream Mapping
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  Process maps have been a critical part of improvement efforts for decades. Shingo-style process maps are one of the least-used but most valuable improvement tools.

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A Revolution in Manufacturing: The SMED System

2/1/2021

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SMED
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  Written by the industrial engineer who developed SMED (single-minute exchange of die) for Toyota, A Revolution in Manufacturing provides a full overview of this powerful just in time production tool. 

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Data Warehousing: The Route to Mass Customisation

1/20/2021

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Data Warehousing: The Route to Mass Customisa
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By: Sean Kelly

  Though companies have amassed an enormous amount of data, they haven't always been able to use it because it is unstructured, unintegrated, or polluted. This book shows how to transform this vast pool of data into information of strategic significance. Taking up where database marketing leaves off, it offers practical ideas for businesses to realize staggering response rates from mailings, focused marketing campaigns, and more.

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Dr. Deming The American Who Taught The Japanese About Quality

1/14/2021

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Deming
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By: Rafael Aguayo

  Dr. W. Edwards Deming, a household name in Japan, became the prime catalyst behind the incredible success of Japanese industry. In fact, since 1951, the Deming Prize has been the most coveted and prestigious award among Japanese corporations.  Today, Deming is finally becoming a household name in his own country. The lessons he has to teach American business are more urgent and important than ever.   Just how different is the Deming Management Method? Compare just a few of the many differences in beliefs between conventional organizations and Deming organizations and you will want to change right away.

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Leading at a Higher Level, Revised and Expanded Edition: Blanchard on Leadership and Creating High Performing Organizations

1/8/2021

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Lean Leadership
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By: Susan Fowler and Ken Blanchard

  From The One Minute Manager to Raving Fans, Ken Blanchard's books have helped millions of people unleash their power and the potential of everyone around them. The Ken Blanchard Companies has helped thousands of organizations become more people-oriented, customer-centered, and performance-driven. Now, in Leading at a Higher Level, Updated Edition, Blanchard and his colleagues bring together everything they've learned about world-class leadership. You'll discover how to create targets and visions based on the "triple bottom line", and make sure people know who you are, where you're going, and the values that will guide your journey. 

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The Goal A Process of Ongoing Improvement

1/7/2021

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Theory of Constraints
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By: Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox

  Written in a fast-paced thriller style, The Goal, a gripping novel, is transforming management thinking throughout the world. It is a book to recommend to your friends in industry - even to your bosses - but not to your competitors. 

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The Obstacle is the Way

1/6/2021

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Adversity
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By: Ryan Holiday

  We are stuck, stymied, frustrated. But it needn’t be this way. There is a formula for success that’s been followed by the icons of history—from John D. Rockefeller to Amelia Earhart to Ulysses S. Grant to Steve Jobs—a formula that let them turn obstacles into opportunities. Faced with impossible situations, they found the astounding triumphs we all seek.

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The TPM Playbook: A Step-by-Step Guideline for the Lean Practitioner (The LEAN Playbook Series)

1/5/2021

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Total productive maintenance
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By: Productivity Press

  A companywide approach to improving the effectiveness and longevity of equipment and machines, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a critical component of production line success. The need for a step-by-step guidelines on how to achieve TPM has been filled with the publication of The TPM Playbook: A Step-by-Step Guideline for the Lean Practitioner.

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The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management (Fast Forward MBA Series)

1/4/2021

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The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management (Fast Forward MBA Series)
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  For any professional responsible for coordinating projects among different departments, across executive levels, or with technical complexity, The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management offers comprehensive instruction on how to deliver on time and on budget. Get the step-by-step advice you need to find the right sponsor, clarify objectives, and set realistic schedules and budget projections. 

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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

12/31/2020

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Made to Stick
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By: Chip Heath and Dan Heath

  Mark Twain once observed, “A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on.” His observation rings true: Urban legends, conspiracy theories, and bogus public-health scares circulate effortlessly. Meanwhile, people with important ideas–business people, teachers, politicians, journalists, and others–struggle to make their ideas “stick.”   ​
  • Why do some ideas thrive while others die?
  • And, how do we improve the chances of worthy ideas? ​

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5S for Operators

12/29/2020

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By: Hiroyuki Hirano

  Hiroyuki Hirano’s five pillars of the visual workplace: sort, set in order, shine, standardize and sustain are the most fundamental and often overlooked aspects in continuous improvement initiatives. Together, these concepts form the framework of the 5S System, a set of principles whose simplicity often betrays its powerful impact on the workplace.

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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable

12/28/2020

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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team A leadership Fable
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By:  Patrick Lencioni

  In The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Patrick Lencioni once again offers a leadership fable that is as enthralling and instructive as his first two best-selling books, The Five Temptations of a CEO and The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive. This time, he turns his keen intellect and storytelling power to the fascinating, complex world of teams.

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Project Management

12/22/2020

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Project Management, Harold Kerzner
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​  Project Management, or the "Project Management bible" as it's widely known, provides practical guidance on all aspects of project management. It features a streamlined approach to PM functions without stinting on detailed coverage of the tools and methods used at all stages of a project.

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