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Lean manufacturing library: Every article and e-book, in one list

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Rather browse by subject? See the articles sorted into ten topics →

A suggested order to work through the topics

  1. 1

    The basics

    What lean is, the principles and the wastes. Lean manufacturing fundamentals.
  2. 2

    Stable, standard work

    An organized area and one agreed way to do each job. 5S and visual management, Standard work, SOPs and training, TPM and maintenance.
  3. 3

    Flow

    See the whole stream, then make it flow and pull. Value stream mapping and flow.
  4. 4

    Solve and improve

    Find causes and keep improving the standard. Root cause analysis and problem solving, Kaizen and continuous improvement, Quality management, Safety management.
  5. 5

    Lead it

    Strategy, the gemba and people, so it lasts. Lean leadership and employee engagement.
Pull and fast problem solving rest on a stable, standard process, so the foundation topics come first. Dip into any topic when a problem on your line calls for it.

How many articles each topic holds

  1. Lean leadership and employee engagement51 articles
  2. Kaizen and continuous improvement38 articles
  3. Value stream mapping and flow38 articles
  4. Lean manufacturing fundamentals33 articles
  5. Root cause analysis and problem solving24 articles
  6. Quality management21 articles
  7. TPM and maintenance21 articles
  8. Standard work, SOPs and training15 articles
  9. Safety management15 articles
  10. 5S and visual management14 articles
The longest bar is the topic with the most written about it: lean leadership and employee engagement. A short bar is a quick read end to end.

E-Books (10)

Articles (301)

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