This past year has been a good one for new lean manufacturing books. I haven't read this one yet, so I can't give it a personal recommendation, but I've heard many good things. Has anyone read this, have any comments or recommendations?
It looks like it takes amazon.com 2-3 weeks to ship the book. Here is a link directly to the publisher's website, where I bet you can get it faster. I know it's also available through the Society for Manufacturing Engineers book store.
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I have read Kaikaku and it is a good read. It is a smorgasbord of information about each of the creators of what we now call Lean. It is not the in depth text that will be required to learn enough about a particurlar concept or methodology to implement it in a company. It is interesting and encyclopedic, but it is not a “How to” guide or a map to the hidden treasures in your current processes.
Actually, there is some valuable “how to” in Kaikaku. The chapter on “The Manager’s Walk” along can help a company improve and save millions of dollars. I know because I’ve done it. More detail is not needed, what is necessary is the commitment to “do it!”
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