Table of Contents

The Beginning – Observation & Documentation. Standardizing the Estimating Process. Learning the Office Processes. The First Days Alone. Creating & Selling Capacity. Getting Everyone Motivated for Improving the Machine’s Output. Seeing the Administrative Processes from a New Angle. Moving the Business. Accurate Pricing through Better Cost Allocations. Upfront Delays. Making Money During the Good Times. Expanding into New Products. Business for Sale. Reflections. Appendix. About the Author.

About the Author

Greg Lane was trained as a Toyota Production System (TPS) Key Person and has turned his training into a career of consulting supporting companies on in their successful Lean journeys. He is a faculty member of the Lean Enterprise Institute in the US and an advisor to the Instituto Lean Management in Spain.

Reviews

"This intriguing story proves beyond a doubt that Lean principals go a long way towards profitability for all of us. Assuming you subscribe to management being synonymous with improvement, you are sure to come away from this book with a clear plan for a few new improvements." --Xavier Pujol, Plant and Site Manager, Continental Corporation "The beauty of Mr. Lane's books (and this is the second I have read and studied) is that no matter where your company finds itself along its path and development towards Lean manufacturing, you can find something to apply easily and immediately. His books are very pragmatic and lend themselves as guides to quick direct action. Mr. Lane's books are mandatory reading for both my high level managers and engineers as well as my frontline supervisors. " -- Jason T. Draffin, Plant Director, Board Member, Harris Calorific International Sp. z o.o., A Lincoln Electric Company "This book has been insightful as it helps to break down a complicated subject matter into practical and easily implementable components. The examples provided were especially helpful in visualizing which steps to take when developing our improvement and implementations plans. After reading this book, you are sure to come away with a number of ideas that will create value for your organization." -- Tom Meola, President, Premix Incorporated