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New and Published Books

  1. The Pocket Guide to the Baldrige Award Criteria (5-Pack), 17th Edition

    By Mark Graham Brown

    Updated yearly to match changing requirements, this guide is designed to help you understand the criteria for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The Baldrige criteria are being used by thousands of organizations around the world to evaluate their progress toward becoming the best in their...

    Published June 9th 2013 by Productivity Press

  2. Problem Solving for Engineers

    By David G. Carmichael

    Whatever their discipline, engineers are routinely called upon to develop solutions to all kinds of problems. To do so effectively, they need a systematic and disciplined approach that considers a range of alternatives, taking into account all relevant factors, before selecting the best solution....

    Published June 3rd 2013 by CRC Press

  3. Scalable Innovation

    A Guide for Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and IP Professionals

    By Eugene Shteyn, Max Shtein

    Innovation is a primary source of economic growth, and yet only one idea out of 3,000 becomes a successful product or service. Scalable Innovation: A Guide for Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and IP Professionals introduces a model for the innovation process, helping innovators to understand the nature...

    Published June 3rd 2013 by CRC Press

  4. Methods in Product Design

    New Strategies in Reengineering

    Edited by Ali K. Kamrani, Maryam Azimi, Abdulrahman M. Al-Ahmari

    Series: Engineering and Management Innovation

    As industries adopt consumer-focused product development strategies, they should offer broader product ranges in shorter design times and the processes that can manufacture in arbitrary lot sizes. In addition, they would need to apply state-of-the-art methods and tools to easily conduct early...

    Published May 28th 2013 by CRC Press

  5. Mapping Clinical Value Streams

    By Thomas L. Jackson

    Series: Lean Tools for Healthcare Series

    Tens of thousands of patients die unnecessarily every year as a result of errors and defects in our healthcare processes. Those that survive often pay too much for the privilege. The value stream mapping methods described in Mapping Clinical Value Streams will help you achieve more efficient health...

    Published May 19th 2013 by Productivity Press

  6. Lean RFS (Repetitive Flexible Supply)

    Putting the Pieces Together

    By Ian Fraser Glenday, Rick Sather

    Is it possible to be repetitive and flexible—at the same time? Using proven examples and quantifiable evidence, Lean RFS (Repetitive Flexible Supply): Putting the Pieces Together demonstrates that repetitive flexible supply (RfS) is not only possible, but that its implementation can help you reach...

    Published May 19th 2013 by Productivity Press

  7. Accounting in the Lean Enterprise

    Providing Simple, Practical, and Decision-Relevant Information

    By Gloria McVay, Frances Kennedy, Rosemary Fullerton

    Despite the obvious need for transparency, a company’s Lean results can continue to hide behind the mask of traditional accounting and dilute the benefits of a Lean implementation. When your organization opts to go Lean, you must empower your accountants with Lean tools that serve the Lean...

    Published May 12th 2013 by Productivity Press

  8. Strategic Planning, Execution, and Measurement (SPEM)

    A Powerful Tool for CEOs

    By Girish P. Jakhotiya

    Although there are countless books available on strategic management, there are few, if any, that supply practical coverage of strategic planning, execution, and measurement—until now. Considering the entire value chain, this book covers the complete process of strategic planning, execution, and...

    Published May 12th 2013 by Productivity Press

  9. Implementing Standardized Work

    Writing Standardized Work Forms

    By Alain Patchong

    The first book in The One-Day Expert series detailed the initial steps that Thomas, a young, high-potential plant manager in an industrial group, took to assess his plant’s situation through measurement of operators’ performance. The second book in the series, Implementing Standardized Work:...

    Published May 6th 2013 by Productivity Press

  10. Creating a Lean and Green Business System

    Techniques for Improving Profits and Sustainability

    By Keivan Zokaei, Hunter Lovins, Andy Wood, Peter Hines

    Things that are good for the planet are also good for business. Numerous studies from the likes of the Economist Intelligence Unit, Harvard, MIT Sloan, and others indicate that organizations that commit to goals of zero waste, zero harmful emissions, and zero use of nonrenewable resources clearly...

    Published May 2nd 2013 by Productivity Press