The New Shop Floor Management: Empowering People for Continuous Improvement

by Kiyoshi Suzaki

Book Overview

In this first comprehensive departure from the time-and-motion dictums of Frederick Taylor's Shop Management that have influenced management practices for most of this century, Kiyoshi Suzaki offers a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0029322650
• ISBN13: 9780029322659
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: Free Press
• Length: 462 Pages
• Weight: 1.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

A lot of lean wisdom

This book covers many of the philosophical underpinnings of lean and describes how to establish lean in a company. While it was first published in 1993 (and received many excellent reviews at the time), I found there to be a lot of timeless wisdom in the book. This is even after I have read three of the Liker books and numerous other lean books. Mr. Suzaki puts things in a way that is both straightforward and deep. Whether you have already read a number of lean books or are just starting off, this book provides excellent direction and food for thought.

A must for all students of Lean

With at least 25 Lean and TOC books under my belt and over 4 years of experience in taking my own company Lean. This book is another level up in bringing solutions for long term sustainability of Lean company's.

I had to grow up to understand....

It may sound unlikely, but ... I worked in the company which had implemented the NSFM! Unfortunately: 1. NSFM has detoriated now, and it is never more the NSFM company. 2. I understand what NSFM is all about after 3 years since I left this NSFM company. Now I try to implement NSFM based on this book. The book is very helpful unless to change people mind is long-term work (for years not months, esp. when you are mid-manager, so you have to work in both direction - towards top exec. and down). Worth reading, understanding and implementing.... (togehter with lean manufacturing).

Book has stood the test of time

I had a copy of this book for years and lost it recently. Although I remember so much of it by heart I bought another copy as it is one of the most timeless, relevant and clearly written books on deploying visual production controls. I thought that was testimony enough to the value of the book.

Just in Demand

It is a hit book just feed readers' needs - especially for value chain or Costing saving research.