In factories around the world, Toyota consistently makes the highest-quality cars with the fewest defects of any competing manufacturer, while using fewer man-hours, less on-hand inventory, and half the floor space of its competitors. I started by listening to the audiobook but I am very picky about audiobook authors so I chose to read the pdf version instead. This practical guide presents Lean and Agile principles and patterns to help you move fast at scale - and demonstrates why and how to apply these methodologies throughout your organization.

In real life I'd probably be annoyed by these attitudes, but as a piece of media it was refreshingly genuine and optimistic. When a light switch is flipped the flow of energy that is released reaches the lightbulb in an instant, bringing it to life. Used books have different signs of use and might not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. Paul is an energetic speaker whose core passion is helping people discover their full potential in life and teaching others how to implement Lean thinking for their own business and personal success.Nine years ago, best-selling author and business consultant Mark Sanborn introduced the world to Fred, his postman, who delivered extraordinary service in simple but remarkable ways. Not being an MBA or a beginner in Product Management in manufacturing the first half of the book just sounded like a hype infomercial. The implementation guidance that Paul offers in his book includes instruction to open the doors after practicing lean for a year and give lean tours to anyone in the community. In this way the entire community benefits and the company itself learns to take pride in what they’ve accomplished. In my opinion, that is the significant contribution this book makes to the broader base of knowledge.

Each year, Americans start one million new businesses, nearly 80 percent of which fail within the first five years. And for the small- to mid-sized organization with a DIY (do-it-yourself) attitude, we think 2 Second Lean is wickedly awesome. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps.Paul’s intense curiosity on how things could be improved paved the way for him to become a prolific innovator and today he holds many US and International patents. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Karl Wadensten – President Vibco Vibrators and Radio Talk Show Host Lean Nation on AM790 and 790Business. If you ever feel that Paul taught you something make sure to do the same as well for the next person.

Lean has been misunderstood to be the methodology of taking away jobs, making things sterile with little or no creativity. His innovative, thoroughly American use of lean manufacturing principles and techniques has made him a top expert who is in high demand to speak to and teach his secrets to all kinds of organizations, from factories to hospitals to office environments. He has trained over 30 teams in Japan at Toyota, Lexus, their suppliers, and other industry icons of lean. If a business person goes home frustrated, if they talk with their significant other about it, if they lay awake at night stewing about it, inevitably the problem is some person at work - a colleague, subordinate, or boss.Instead, Paul tries to show in this book how Lean is supposed to be taken: as a life tool and a life way of thinking, not just a work tool meant to increase profit. The audiobook had a bunch more material than the hard copy and he would go off script often with some great nuggets. I highly recommend it to all the lean practitioners and all the top management team to read this book. Mark not only revisits the original Fred to gain new insights, but also equips all of us with new strategies to achieve more.