Some books on lean manufacturing can be obtained directly from the Lean Manufacturing Group.
E-mail or dial Koot at 083 271 8344 to obtain a copy by post or direct sale.
Leaning the South African way - Koot Pieterse, Trilean Publishers. Describes, in an entertaining way, the tools of lean and suggests paths to implement lean in the face of the peculiarly South African issues and obstacles that confront the reader.
Price: R160 or R200 with postage & packing.
The new lean toolbox - John Bicheno, Pixie Books. The book discusses all the concepts that are encountered in lean manufacturing and can really be used like an encyclopedia. It also discusses the latest trends and explains how they fit into the big picture.
Price: R240, or R280 with postage and packing.
The Lean Toolbox for Service Systems: South African edition – John Bicheno, Koot Pieterse. A detailed description on methods to implement Lean in a variety of Service environments. Provides useful guidelines on the delivering of excellent customer service.
Price: R200 or R240 with p&p.
Temporarily out of stock
Fishbone flow - John Bicheno, Pixie Books. A quick reference guide to Lean. It includes material on lean operations, Six Sigma, Triz and TPM.
Price: R140, or R180 with postage and packing.