Today's Lean! Using 5S to Organize and Standardize Areas and Files - Softcover

Rob Ptacek; Jaideep Motwani; Ph.D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1450766323 ISBN 13: 9781450766326

Publisher: MCS Media, Inc., 2011

Synopsis

Today s Lean! Using 5S to Organize and Standardize Areas and Files is another book from the Today s Lean series published by MCS Media, Inc. It has been suggested by you, our readers, that you would like Lean and Six Sigma information to be more succinct and at your fingertips, thus allowing for a single tool or concept to be easily accessible (i.e., as a pocket guide and not a manual). Therefore, the Today s Lean! series of books provide: 1. Concise content on a one main Lean or Six Sigma tool or concept 2. Numerous case studies, worksheets, and examples from all types of industries 3. Availability as a pocket guide or ebook 4. A standard format 5. An avenue to update content immediately via your feedback and input (via ebook updates) 6. An inspiration for you to implement something similar At the heart of any Lean Sigma improvement initiative are some fundamental principles that should be in place to ensure a long-term commitment to the process. Some of these principles are management commitment and involvement, easy access to the improvement tools for the front-line worker, engagement of that employee or front-line worker of the process being examined, and the What s In It For Me? answered. To address these principles, (except the management commitment and involvement, which is an entirely separate issue) this pocket handbook was created. Many Lean and Six Sigma tools inter-relate and rarely will only one Lean tool be used. So, why you might ask are these tools being separated into individual topics? It is because we have realized that many Lean and Six Sigma tools also are fairly simple to understand and most people can make the common-sense connection to a specific improvement activity once the basics of a tool is explained. Today s Lean! Using 5S to Organize and Standardize Areas and Files provides the following: 1. A standard communication platform for each step or phase of 5S 2. Examples (i.e., photos, forms, worksheets, etc.) of 5S practices from a wide range of industries, as well as the physical areas and electronic or Desktop areas 3. Easy 1-2-3... steps as a guide for implementation 4. A 5S Needs Assessment 5. A 5S Audit 6. Detailed case studies on how a few organizations used the 5S tool in their Lean journey It is with great pleasure to present the Today s Lean! series and this particular book on 5S. Please let us know any additional Lean or Six Sigma topics or enhancements to this particular book that may be of value in this format or if you have any other ideas on how continuous improvement information can be presented. We are making these books and resources available in a Just-In-Time format with the information being pulled by you, our reader. Continue to visit The Lean Store for new and exciting books!

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About the Author

Rob Ptacek is a Partner in the Global Lean Institute and President and CEO of Competitive Edge Training and Consulting, a firm specializing in leader and organizational development, and Lean Enterprise transformations. He is an Approved Scanlon Leadership Network Consultant. Mr. Ptacek holds a BS in Metallurgical Engineering from Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI (USA), and a Masters of Management from Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI (USA). He speaks on leadership and continuous improvement topics for several industry associations including the Precision Metal Forming Association (PMA), Society of Manufacturing Engineering (SME), American Society for Quality (ASQ), American Mold Builders Association (AMBA), and the Scanlon Leadership Network (SLN). Jaideep Motwani, Ph.D. is Chair and Professor of Management at the Seidman College of Business, Grand Valley State University since 2000. He is also the E. Seidman Endowed Chair of Management. He received his Ph.D. in Operations Management from University of North Texas. He has co-authored a book entitled Classics in Operations Management, and published more than 150 articles in prestigious journals. The majority of Dr. Motwani s publications are in the area of total quality management, customer service, service strategy, managing for results, and creativity and innovation, among others.

Review

It was nice to purchase a book that has examples from production, administration, as well as the Destkop environment! Great little handbook! --William Hollister, AMC, Inc.

Fantastic little pocket handbook reference for each of the phases of 5S. It allowed all parts of our organization to be on the same page (or handbook)! The case studies were detailed and provided us with some new ideas on how 5S can be applied. --Alec Hawkins, V.P. of Continuous Improvement, Mirmar Productions Ltd.

This 5S Pocket Handbook provides enough detail for teams to get started and implement one of the most basic tools of Lean - 5S. The detailed steps as well as examples can assist any functional level in applying 5S to their area. --Susan Eisle, Operational Excellence Manager, PRG Physican Group, LLC.

Edition details

• Publisher: MCS Media, Inc.
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1450766323
• ISBN 13: 9781450766326
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 80
• Editor: Emma Tinsley
• Illustrator: Elizabeth Darby-Hawkins