Publications

Setting the Stage for Success: Untapping the Huge Potential Hidden in Cross Functional Processes

Addressing administrative waste is not just a matter of improving efficiency; it’s about safeguarding morale and unlocking the organization’s full […]

The Future of R&D Leverage Lean Thinking, Collaboration, and AI to Boost Performance.

You've Got to Set Your R&D Teams Up to Succeed

What if you could increase by 20 to 25% the number of overall projects that your R&D team can manage simultaneously? And at the same time, free up enough time to work closely with your marketing/sales teams to ideate new solutions or products for customers?

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.