A Lean Journey 
Explaining how
to implement and sustain a top-down strategy for manufacturing excellence, The
12 Principles of Manufacturing Excellence: A Leader’s Guide to Achieving and
Sustaining Excellence, by Larry E. Fast (CRC Press, 2011), provides a
comprehensive, proven approach for delivering world-class performance while
also cultivating the right culture through leadership and mentoring.
Written for
operations and manufacturing leaders and supervisors, this book provides a blueprint
for virtually anyone that is challenged to find efficiency and profitability in
their business. The text’s comprehensive approach provides guidance on
cultivating the right culture through leadership and mentoring. The author guides
readers along the path to achieving organization alignment, both vertically and
horizontally, across the entire structure of their organization. He provides
readers with a method for tracking progress-plant by plant, and function by
function.
operations and manufacturing leaders and supervisors, this book provides a blueprint
for virtually anyone that is challenged to find efficiency and profitability in
their business. The text’s comprehensive approach provides guidance on
cultivating the right culture through leadership and mentoring. The author guides
readers along the path to achieving organization alignment, both vertically and
horizontally, across the entire structure of their organization. He provides
readers with a method for tracking progress-plant by plant, and function by
function.
Tapping into
four decades of leadership experience, 35 years of it in the manufacturing
industry, Larry Fast explains how to achieve vertical and horizontal alignment
across your organization. He details a clear pathway to excellence via the 12
Principles of Manufacturing Excellence and provides a method for tracking
progress—plant by plant and function by function. Emphasizing the importance of
using Lean and Six Sigma tools to improve your business, the book chapters:
four decades of leadership experience, 35 years of it in the manufacturing
industry, Larry Fast explains how to achieve vertical and horizontal alignment
across your organization. He details a clear pathway to excellence via the 12
Principles of Manufacturing Excellence and provides a method for tracking
progress—plant by plant and function by function. Emphasizing the importance of
using Lean and Six Sigma tools to improve your business, the book chapters:
THE 12
PRINCIPLES OF MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE
PRINCIPLES OF MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE
The
Manufacturing Excellence Strategy
Manufacturing Excellence Strategy
Manufacturing
Principle 1: Safety
Principle 1: Safety
Manufacturing
Principle 2: Good Housekeeping and Organization
Principle 2: Good Housekeeping and Organization
Manufacturing
Principle 3: Authorized Formal Systems
Principle 3: Authorized Formal Systems
Manufacturing
Principle 4: Preventive and Predictive Maintenance
Principle 4: Preventive and Predictive Maintenance
Manufacturing
Principle 5: Process Capability
Principle 5: Process Capability
Manufacturing
Principle 6: Product Quality
Principle 6: Product Quality
Manufacturing
Principle 7: Delivery Performance
Principle 7: Delivery Performance
Manufacturing
Principle 8: Visual Management
Principle 8: Visual Management
Manufacturing
Principle 9: Continuous Improvement
Principle 9: Continuous Improvement
Manufacturing Principle
10: Communication
10: Communication
Manufacturing
Principle 11: Training
Principle 11: Training
Manufacturing
Principle 12: Operator-Led Process Control
Principle 12: Operator-Led Process Control
The Plant
Manager’s Role
Manager’s Role
The
Manufacturing Manager’s Role
Manufacturing Manager’s Role
The Materials
Manager’s Role
Manager’s Role
The Process
Engineering Manager’s Role
Engineering Manager’s Role
The Maintenance
Manager’s Role
Manager’s Role
The Quality
Manager’s Role
Manager’s Role
The Human
Resource Manager’s Role
Resource Manager’s Role
The Finance
Manager’s Role
Manager’s Role
Sustaining
Manufacturing Excellence
Manufacturing Excellence
12 Principles
of Manufacturing Excellence was a best seller in its category and a 2nd Edition
was published Sept. 24, 2015. It features a new Chapter 1 on leadership,
various updates of anecdotes, and new electronic tools on the accompanying CD.
of Manufacturing Excellence was a best seller in its category and a 2nd Edition
was published Sept. 24, 2015. It features a new Chapter 1 on leadership,
various updates of anecdotes, and new electronic tools on the accompanying CD.
This
resource-rich book will allow you to spell out leadership expectations and
provide your employees and associates with a clear understanding of their
individual roles. Helping you keep everyone in your organization focused during
the quest towards sustainable manufacturing excellence, the accompanying CD
supplies the tools you and your team will need to pursue it with passion,
confidence, and urgency.
resource-rich book will allow you to spell out leadership expectations and
provide your employees and associates with a clear understanding of their
individual roles. Helping you keep everyone in your organization focused during
the quest towards sustainable manufacturing excellence, the accompanying CD
supplies the tools you and your team will need to pursue it with passion,
confidence, and urgency.
Fast’s book
encompasses most if not all of the areas of manufacturing excellence that are
important to our business and leadership culture. It is full of common sense
examples of implementations, and ideas that, when embraced by leadership, can
be sold to associates that are committed to the journey. The simplicity in
which these principles are described and the requirements of various management
roles in driving excellence through these principles are of great value to any
organization that is serious about driving change and improvement.
encompasses most if not all of the areas of manufacturing excellence that are
important to our business and leadership culture. It is full of common sense
examples of implementations, and ideas that, when embraced by leadership, can
be sold to associates that are committed to the journey. The simplicity in
which these principles are described and the requirements of various management
roles in driving excellence through these principles are of great value to any
organization that is serious about driving change and improvement.
I strongly
recommend this book to others either thinking about how to begin your journey,
or those who may need to re-energize your team that’s already on this journey to
transform manufacturing!
recommend this book to others either thinking about how to begin your journey,
or those who may need to re-energize your team that’s already on this journey to
transform manufacturing!
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