Becoming Lean by Jeffrey K Liker

Becoming Lean by Jeffrey K Liker

Provides technical descriptions of successful solutions and performance improvements.

"Becoming Lean implies a journeyWe will reach our destination when we apply the philosophies underlying lean to develop our own lean system. There's no reason not to start trying. There are no experts, just people with more experience. The longer we wait, the more experience our competitors will have when we start."

John Y. Shook, Director, Director, Japan Technology Management Program, U of Michigan 06/01/04

"Becoming Lean fills an urgent need by describing in great detail the initial steps taken by a number of pioneering American firms in a range of industries to introduce lean thinking. Change agents actually leading the effort describe precisely what worked and what didn't."

James Womack, Author of The Machine that Changed the World 06/01/04

Jeffrey Liker is a University of Michigan professor of industrial and operations engineering and the president of Liker Lean Advisers, LLC, a group of top-notch lean consultants. He is the author of The Toyota Way, as well as Toyota Way Fieldbook, Toyota Talent, The Toyota Product Development System, Toyota Culture, The Toyota Way to Continuous Improvement, and Toyota Under Fire, which are all international best-sellers. The Toyota Way to Lean Leadership, co-authored with Gary Convis, is his most recent book. Eleven Shingo Awards have been awarded to his essays and books. He enjoys golf, watching football and basketball, and is relearning classical guitar after a 30-year hiatus. His work is supported by his wife Deb while daughter Emma, and his son Jesse is his harshest critic and finest editor.

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ISBN 13	9781563271731
ISBN 10	1563271737
Title	Becoming Lean
Author	Jeffrey K Liker
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Inc
Year published	1997-11-12
Number of pages	554
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.