The Simply Lean Pocket Guide: Making Great Organizations Better Through Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) Kaizen Activities
- 1h 29m
- Don Tapping
- MCS Media, Inc.
- 2008
The most basic premise of Lean is to simply and effectively problem solve. The Simply Lean Pocket Guide is a step-by-step approach to the implementation of process improvements using the PDCA model along with a Lean twist. If you are just beginning to adopt Lean or Six Sigma as a business improvement model, whether you are in the healthcare, financial services, construction, armed services, manufacturing, government, logistics, service, or construction industry, the first thing that should be acknowledged is that the solution to the problem (or improvement target that is to be reached) will be found in the intellect of the people who are working the process. Therefore, as a trainer, consultant (internal or external), or departmental head, the focus to improve a situation would be to “somehow” work with that group (and their intellect) and find a solution. However, that “somehow” is not always easy to attain and will require some guidance along the way. Simply Lean will provide that guidance ensuring root causes and wastes are eliminated in creating a Leaner, problem-free process.
In this Book
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Publisher’s Message
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Purpose of this Pocket Guide
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A Lean Overview
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The Customers
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A Twist of Lean
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Kaizens
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How to Use This Pocket Guide
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The Case Study
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Plan—To Identify and Analyze the Problem.
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Do—Develop and Implement a Solution(s).
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Check—To Verify Results.
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Act—To Adopt and Update the Necessary Standards, Abandon the Process Change, or Run Through the Cycle Again.
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Waste Audit
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Forms and Worksheets
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Idea Kaizen Forms
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Kaizen Event Forms
