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020			_a9781032775791 (hbk.)
041			_aEnglish
082			_a658.562 FAS
100			_aFast, Larry E
245			_aThe 12 principles of manufacturing excellence : _ba lean leader's guide to achieving and sustaining excellence / _cLarry E. Fast
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aBoca Raton : _bCRC Press, _c2024.
300			_axxvii, 274 p. ; _c24 cm.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
500			_aSummary : Following in the tradition of its bestselling predecessor, The 12 Principles of Manufacturing Excellence: A Lean Leader's Guide to Achieving and Sustaining Excellence, Second Edition outlines a comprehensive, proven process for delivering world-class performance while also cultivating the right culture through leadership, mentoring, and hourly associate involvement. While most books on continuous improvement focus on specific tools and methods, this book details a top-down strategy and process that Lean leaders can use to implement and sustain manufacturing excellence. It outlines 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. This updated edition includes a new chapter on real stories about poor leadership at the top. Also featured are new and updated figures and exhibits. It contains chapters devoted to each principle of manufacturing excellence along with a chapter on each leader's role. Illustrating the importance of using Lean and Six Sigma tools to improve your business, the book: Details a comprehensive approach for achieving and sustaining excellence—from board room strategy to shop floor execution Integrates strategy and leadership development Paves a path for culture change that prepares hourly employees to take control of their processes and prepares management to enable them to do it Details an audit process for identifying priorities for improvement and tracking progress and ensuring sustainability Tapping into more than four decades of leadership experience, 35 years of it in the manufacturing industry, Larry Fast explains how to achieve both vertical and horizontal alignment across your organization. Like the previous edition, the book includes a CD with color versions of the images in the book, a manufacturing excellence reading list, and formulas for selected metrics.
650			_aProduction management--Quality control _aTotal quality management.
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