The Lean Toolbox 5th Edition: A Handbook for Lean Transformation - Softcover

John R Bicheno; Matthias Holweg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0956830757 ISBN 13: 9780956830753

Publisher: Picsie Books, 2016

Synopsis

This is the Fifth Edition of what has become a standard bestselling text on the tools, systems, and principles of Lean Manufacturing and Lean Operations. The Lean Toolbox covers Lean Philosophy, The Science of Lean, Improvement, Change, Strategy, Flow, Mapping, Scheduling, Layout, Quality, Product Development, Supply Chain, Lean Accounting, and Lean beyond the factory floor. It is aimed at managers and practitioners. Previous editions were known for their concise style and wide coverage. Over 120,000 copies of the previous editions were sold. The last edition was recommended by APICS for their International CPIM (Certified in Production and Operations Management) examinations. The book is prescribed by several universities in UK, USA, Denmark. The 4th edition remained on Amazon.co.uk's top 10 on manufacturing for 5 years. This is a complete revision and update including 40 additional pages.

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About the Author

John Bicheno is Emeritus Professor of Lean Enterprise at the University of Buckingham. For 15 years he was at Lean Enterprise Research Centre, Cardiff Business School where he was director of the first Masters Degree in Lean in the world. The executive program for practicing managers was taught on site. He has been a keynote speaker at several Lean Conferences, including Lean Educator Conferences in 2017 and 2018. He has mentored for many organisations in manufacturing and service, and total sales of all 11 books he has written exceed 130k copies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Picsie Books
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0956830757
• ISBN 13: 9780956830753
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 342