Beyond Lean Production

Covering the fundamentals needed to be competitive in today’s marketplace, this book provides readers with the tools to help their organizations achieve 100 percent effectiveness in Lean production. Explaining that overseas factories can't compete with U.S. factories in speed of delivery to domestic customers, the book provides readers with the understanding required to add speed and urgency to all tasks in the office and the factory. It explains how to eliminate waste so readers will be able to meet and even exceed their customers’ expectations regarding service, quality, and cost.