Lean For Dummies; About the Authors; Dedication; Authors' Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Lean Basics; Chapter 1: Defining Lean; Chapter 2: The Foundation and Language of Lean; Part II: Understanding Flow and the Value Stream; Chapter 3: Seeing Value through the Eyes of the Customer; Chapter 4: A Resource Runs through It: Value Stream Mapping; Chapter 5: Charting the Course: Using Value Stream Maps
Summary
A fun and simple guide to improving performance and profits for your business. Lean For Dummies presents a systematic approach to making companies ''leaner'': improving business results by reducing-even eliminating-the waste that naturally occurs in companies-wasted time, energy, materials, money, space, employees, supplies, and even opportunities
