<P>Following in the tradition of its Shingo Prize-winning predecessors, <STRONG>Lean Production Simplified, Third Edition</STRONG> gives a clear overview of the structure and tools of the Lean production system. Written for the practitioner by a practitioner, it delivers a comprehensive insider''s view of Lean management. <BR><BR>The author helps readers grasp the system as a whole, as well as the factors that animate it, by organizing the book around an image of a <I>house of Lean production</I>. Illustrating the eight kinds of waste, this updated edition of a bestseller:</P><UL><LI>Describes the craft and mass production systems that preceded Lean production-including the contributions of Frederick Winslow Taylor and Henry Ford</LI><LI>Explains the concepts of visual management, Five S, and Total Productive Maintenance</LI><LI>Addresses just-in-time delivery of parts and products</LI><LI>Examines the <I>jidok</I>a principle</LI><LI>Covers the nervous system of Lean management, hoshin