Publications Archives - Productivity

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Far from Tools, becoming a Lean company is a new mindset Feedback on our 2021 "Leading Lean" Event

The participants all agreed that “Leading Lean” today is fundamentally about building new ways of working in organizations. People, managers […]

The Need for a Comprehensive Operational Excellence System in Quality Control Labs

Commentary on a research article from the Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation published in February 2019 focused on the relation between Operational Excellence (OPEX) and Quality Control (QC) Labs.

Toyota Production System Beyond Large-Scale Production

In this classic text, Taiichi Ohno--inventor of the Toyota Production System and Lean manufacturing--shares the genius that sets him apart as one of the most disciplined and creative thinkers of our time.

Workplace Management

This unique volume delivers a clear, concise overview of the Toyota Production System and kaizen in the very words of the architect of both of these movements, Taiicho Ohno. Taiichi Ohno’s Workplace Management is a classic that shows how Toyota managers were taught to think.

TPM Development Program Implementing Total Productive Maintenance

This book outlines a three-year program for systemic TPM development and implementation. It describes in detail the five principal development activities of TPM...

Introduction to TPM Total Productive Maintenance

This was the first book in English on total productive maintenance (TPM) - a system which has been shown to reduce breakdowns to almost zero and increase worker productivity by as much as 150 percent.

Non-Stock Production The Shingo System of Continuous Improvement

Shingo, whose work at Toyota provided the foundation for JIT, teaches how to implement non-stock production in your JIT manufacturing operations. The culmination of his extensive writings on efficient production management and continuous improvement...

Zero Quality Control Source Inspection and the Poka-yoke System

A combination of source inspection and mistake-proofing devices is the only method to get you to zero defects. Shigeo Shingo shows you how this proven system for reducing errors turns out the highest quality products in the shortest period of time.

A Study of the Toyota Production System From an Industrial Engineering Viewpoint

This is the “green book” that started it all — the first book in English on JIT, written from the engineer’s viewpoint. Here is Dr. Shingo's classic industrial engineering rationale for the priority of process-based over operational improvements in manufacturing.

A Revolution in Manufacturing The SMED System

Written by the industrial engineer, Dr. Shingeo Shingo, 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.