Author Ronald L. Buckley describes a step-by-step process that will enable manufacturing companies to become efficient money-making organizations, able to compete and win in the new economy. The author draws on his own manufacturing experience to share real life challenges, describing situations that readers involved in manufacturing anything will find relevant, interesting and useful. He explores in detail such vital topics as: Continuous Improvement: a process which not only improves profits but also develops employees' skills and knowledge, making them a greater asset to their company....

Authors Ronald and Candace-Lynn Buckley describe a step-by-step process for Mistake Proofing the entire business, including the factory (manufacturing) and the office (backroom), that can be used to create a very efficient error-free organization, able to compete with the best of companies globally. To illustrate this process, the authors draw on their experience and share their real life challenges in describing situations that everyone can relate to, find relevant, interesting and useful. They explore in detail vital topics necessary for developing and executing an effective Mistake...

The Authors describe how to create a very efficient money-making organization to survive and thrive in today's tough business environment by becoming a 'World Class" Organization. In today's fast-paced rapidly changing business environment your Company can no longer just count on the Business Leader or even the Leadership Team to manage the business. You must involve all your employees in the success of your Company. Your van driver is no longer just a driver. He or she must come to work every day seeking better ways to do his or her job. Every employee must be aware of the processes they use...

In this book the authors use simple and direct language to describe a step-by-step process that can be used to improve the way you run your organization through the use of Teams. They describe three types of Teams that are very effective in dramatically improving business performance. They are the Self-Directed Cross Functional Team, the Mistake-Proofing Team and the Workout Team. Each type of Team is unique but all have common characteristics: All the Teams build an incredible amount of effectiveness by sharing ideas among and between Team members. All three types of Teams use similar...

Authors Ronald and Candace-Lynn Buckley describe a step-by-step process for Mistake Proofing the entire business. Mistake Proofing will enable your employees to identify and fix problem processes in your business so that they will be able to identify when an error has occurred or is about to occur and take action-this is called Lower Level Mistake Proofing. Better yet, it enables employees to prevent the errors entirely through Higher Level Mistake Proofing. It is a way to involve all your employees in building your Lean money-making business. In today's fast-paced, rapidly changing business...

In today's fast-paced rapidly changing business environment - the new reality - you must involve all your employees in the success of your Company. Every employee must be aware of the processes they use to execute their duties and continually be searching for ways to do their job better-error free. You must create a very efficient money-making Lean organization to survive and compete with the best of companies in the new business reality. This means becoming a "World Class" Organization optimizing all the productive resources at your disposal. The talent-your employees, the equipment-your...