Shingo Prize winning author has developed a Spanish version of his extremely popular English language text. This 350 page text has been translated page-for-page by the author of Lean Manufacturing for the Small Shop. The all time best selling book published by SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers).
Lean Enterprise Training announces the release of a new text "Lean Leader Guidebook" translated into the Spanish language.
The Hispanic population within manufacturing firms has exploded, while written information related to world class manufacturing principles for Spanish speaking team members has not kept pace.
Written by 2002 Shingo Prize recipient Gary Conner, this text addresses the need for education among the fastest growing segment of manufacturing and production labor.
Lean Manufacturing is the Americanized version of the Toyota Production System. Shigeo Shingo was one of the engineers responsible for the remarkable turn around of Toyota in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Ford, GM, Chrysler and other American companies have been trying to capitalize on the Toyota techniques for years, and even so, we can see by recent numbers of layoffs that it is not easy to catch someone when they have such a substantial lead. Companies of all sizes are recognizing the need to adopt the principles of the Lean Approach. One definition of Lean states that it is: “A systematic approach to identify and eliminate waste.” Waste is defined as any non-value added activity.
According to the Latino Issues Forum http://www.lif.org over 10 percent of the population in production jobs are of Hispanic or Latino decent (see the demographics http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat10.pdf ). Many of these team members have learned English as their second language. For others they are in transition, learning to speak English as they learn their jobs. This text has been designed to fill the educational needs of this growing population.
A page-for-page translation this text will make human resource and in-house training personnel responsibilities easier and much more effective.
This 350 page text is designed with adults learner in mind. Chock full of illustrations, samples, examples and case studies, the easy reading style is accompanied by an illustration on nearly every page. It will certainly assist in helping people throughout the organization learn the fundamental techniques applied at world class companies like Toyota, while opening dialogue between co-workers and managers who may have previously held back due to a lack of understanding.
For the last few years, Lean Enterprise Training has offered an English speaking version of their Lean Leader Certificate Workshop throughout the US and Canada. Hundreds of people have participated in this one-week (40 hour) session. Lean Enterprise Training will soon begin offering the same workshop in Spanish, utilizing this text as the participant guide. Interested parties may visit their website to gain information related to upcoming events www.leanenterprise.bigstep.com
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