Creating a Lean Culture, 3rd Edition

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Introduction

Creating a Lean Culture addresses a gap in the literature on Lean production

and the Toyota Production System (TPS). This book introduces a Lean sys-

tem for management, first in concept and then in concrete detail. Lean

management is a crucial ingredient for successful Lean conversions. Yet,the

standard books on Lean either don’t cover it or only hint at implementing

new ways to manage in a Lean environment. Creating a Lean Culture pro-

vides the rationale and then a practical guide to implementing the missing

link you’ll need to sustain your Lean implementation—a Lean management

system.

Lean production, based on the much admired ...