No production is perfect. Waste creeps into every process. It makes it slow and expensive. Goods lie around in the warehouse, production takes place in unnecessarily large batches or employees wait unproductively to produce the next part. The result is high production costs and disappointed customers.

Lean Production tackles this waste in all processes. But how do you actually implement the various Lean principles and methods? The success of Lean Production lies in doing, and this is precisely where the book comes in.

The 35 practical exercises show in detail how the Lean approaches can be applied and successfully implemented. The solutions are supplemented with practical tips for implementation from the authors' extensive experience. The exercises are implemented in the LeanClean Inc. with many pictures and diagrams - concrete, simple and comprehensively explained.

The contents

Introduction to Lean Production - 35 exercises with solutions for implementing Lean Production - Practical tips for implementation - Methods for identifying waste such as Process Mapping, Value Stream Analysis or Operator Balance Chart - Methods for optimizing waste such as Kanban, Milkrun, Lean Shelf, 5S or SMED - Change Management

Based on the Book “LEAN Production – Easy and Comprehensive"

Prof. Dr. Roman Hänggi is a Professor of Production Management. He has gained his rich experience in Lean at various hierarchical levels over the course of 25 years in industry. His research focuses on to the ongoing evolution of Lean in the context of digitalization. He provides guidance to numerous industrial companies on their journeys towards becoming operational champions through the integration of Lean and digitalization.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Balve is a Professor of Logistics Planning and Organization. He is particularly interested in the practical implementation of Lean in teaching and practice. His extensive experience of Lean, gained over eight years in the automotive industry and a further five years in applied research, makes him an expert in the field of Lean implementation.

Dr. Lukas Budde is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of St. Gallen. His research interests include the smart factory, complexity management, and service management in industrial companies. He provides guidance to companies on their digitalization journeys, with Lean Production as a fundamental approach.