{"product_id":"1563271737","title":"Becoming Lean: Inside Stories of U.S. Manufacturers (Volume 1)","description":"\n\n\u003cb\u003eWhat is Lean?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePure and simple, lean is reducing the time from customer order to manufacturing by eliminating non-value-added waste in the production stream. The ideal of a lean system is one-piece flow, because a lean manufacturer is continuously improving.\u003cp\u003eMost other books on lean management focus on technical methods and offer a picture of how a lean system should look like. Other books provide snapshots of companies before and after lean was implemented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the first book to provide technical descriptions of successful solutions and performance improvements. It's also the first book to go beyond snapshots and includes powerful first-hand accounts of the complete process of change; its impact on the entire organization; and the rewards and benefits of becoming lean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of\u003ci\u003e Becoming Lean \u003c\/i\u003eare the stories of American manufacturers that have successfully implemented lean methods. The writers offer personalized accounts of their organization's lean transformation. You have a unique opportunity to go inside the implementation process and see what worked, what didn't, and why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Money\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiography \u0026amp; History\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eCompany Profiles\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManagement \u0026amp; Leadership\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eManagement\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality Control \u0026amp; Management\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eQuality Control\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eLean\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBusiness Development \u0026amp; Entrepreneurship\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eEntrepreneurship\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEconomics\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eEnvironmental Economics\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScience \u0026amp; Math\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eTechnology\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngineering \u0026amp; Transportation\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransportation\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eAutomotive\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBook details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Liker, Jeffrey K.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Productivity Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 554\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781563271731\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Productivity Press","offers":[{"title":"Used - Acceptable","offer_id":49282943025342,"sku":"1563271737-5","price":12.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/71WlVc9HBnL.jpg?v=1791960672","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/1563271737","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}