About the Author:
Rob Ptacek Mr. Ptacek is a Partner in the Global Lean Institute and President and CEO of Competitive Edge Training and Consulting, a firm specializing in leader and organizational development and Lean Enterprise transformations. He is an Approved Scanlon Leadership Network Consultant. Mr. Ptacek holds a BS in Metallurgical Engineering from Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI (USA), and a Masters of Management from Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI (USA). Mr. Ptacek has held leadership positions in Quality, Sales, and Operations Management, and has over 25 years of practical experience implementing continuous improvements in a variety of industries. He speaks on leadership and continuous improvement topics for several industry associations including the Precision Metal Forming Association (PMA), Society of Manufacturing Engineering (SME), American Society for Quality (ASQ), American Mold Builders Association (AMBA), and the Scanlon Leadership Network (SLN). Mr. Ptacek s email address is ptacek@i2k.com. Jaideep Motwani, Ph.D. Dr. Jaideep Motwani is Chair and Professor of Management at the Seidman College of Business, Grand Valley State University since 2000. He is also the E. Seidman Endowed Chair of Management. He received his Ph.D. in Operations Management from University of North Texas. He has co-authored a book entitled Classics in Operations Management, and published more than 150 articles in prestigious journals. The majority of Dr. Motwani s publications are in the area of total quality management, customer service, service strategy, managing for results, and creativity and innovation, among others. Dr. Motwani s email address is motwanij@gvsu.edu.
Review:
Great summation of each of the wastes. We hand these out to all our employees and challenge them to identify wastes! And, then we work to eliminate them! --Jerry Bennett, Sr. V.P. Continuous Improvement, BMI, Inc.
Fantastic reference for learning about wastes. We distribute these in all our training sessions. The examples from manufacturing as well as administration, makes this a great one-for-all type book! And, it's an easy read. I look forward to more titles in this format. --Linda Collins, Continuous Improvement Specialist, Goodriich, Inc.
Today's Lean! Learning About and Identifying Waste is an excellent reference for when you need employees to focus on finding waste in their processes. The examples stimulate thoughts and ideas for just about every level function within an organization. We use these as we discuss and brainstorm to create a future state map. --Dr. Ismah Ghadi, Professor and Consultant, Univ. of Dubai (UAE)
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