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Today's Lean! Learning About and Identifying Waste provides the following: 1. A standard communication platform for the 12 wastes (which may be easily added-to or redefined given your industry) 2. Examples of waste that may “trigger” ideas of wasteful processes in your organization 3. Easy identification and elimination of waste at the source (if it is simple and obvious) 4. Innovative ways to conduct a Waste Walk 5. An example of a Waste Audit 6. Space in the book for you to document ideas for eliminating waste 7. A detailed case study on how one organization used the simple concept of waste to launch their Lean journey The following twelve various are explained in examples, helpful questions on how they can be detected, ideas for using Lean tools and concepts to eliminate them: 1. Overproduction 2. Inventory or Work In Process (WIP) 3. Waiting or Delays 4. Motion 5. Transport 6. Defects or Errors 7. Overprocessing 8. Skills and Knowledge 9. Unevenness 10. Overburden 11. Environmental Resources 12. Social Responsibility

Today s Lean! Using 5S to Organize and Standardize Areas and Files provides the following: 1. A standard communication platform for each step or phase of 5S 2. Examples (i.e., photos, forms, worksheets, etc.) of 5S practices from a wide range of industries, as well as the physical areas and electronic or Desktop areas 3. Easy 1-2-3... steps as a guide for implementation 4. A 5S Needs Assessment 5. A 5S Audit 6. Detailed case studies on how a few organizations used the 5S tool in their Lean journey