The Lean Practitioner's Handbook [Paperback]

While Lean Thinking is an established approach to developing a culture of continuous improvement, the process of implementing Lean in any organization can be complicated, with programs often ending in failure.

The Lean Practitioner's Handbookbridges the gap between the tools and the concepts of Lean and offers a practical, easily accessible resource for anyone preparing for, implementing or evaluating Lean activities. Eaton discusses key areas, such as: aspects of a Lean Program; scoping a program; value stream mapping; 2P and 3P events; rapid improvement events; managing for daily improvement; engaging the team; spotting problems and communicating progress.

For Eaton, Lean needs to be part of the organization's culture. Discussing Lean as it applies to organizational change and strategic planning, this book covers a wide variety of tools and concepts and explains how to apply them in practice.
Mark Eatonis the MD and operations director of Amnis, a consulting company specializing in helping organizations prepare for, implement and sustain improvement using a combination of Strategic Planning, Lean/Sigma and Change Management approaches. Eaton is an Engineer by training but has spent the last 15 years involved in service improvement, business improvement and Lean in a variety of sectors.A practical guide to the tools and concepts of Lean- Timely: Many executive education programs offer classes to certify Lean practitioners
- Offers a practical handbook for practitioners combining theory and practice
- Easily applicable to both public and private sector including case studies from healthcare, local government, manufacturing, logistics and the service sector
- Checklists and templates available onlineManagers in any organization and any sector, consultants and change managers

Introduction

01 Planning for Lean
Structuring a Lean programme
Dealing with the issues that arise