Productivity Press

Publisher

For more than 25 years, Productivity Press has developed the largest catalog available anywhere of publications and learning tools about lean methodology, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. It is currently the premier source of authoritative information on organizational transformation. Productivity Press is an imprint of CRC Press, a premier global publisher of science, technology, and medical resources. Its aim is to broaden thinking and advance understanding in the sciences, providing researchers, academics, professionals, and students with the tools they need to share ideas and realize their potential. CRC Press is a member of Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business.

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Book: Why “What Works for GE May Not Work for You” New thinking for managing and sustaining process improvement
Mon, 05/17/2010 - 13:21
(Productivity Press: NY) -- One size does not fit all. While Jack Welch is very intelligent, he doesn’t know other businesses as well as those who work in them every day. Many companies have invested heavily in process improvement, because GE and…
Book: Lean Higher Education New publication details how to implement lean processes in universities.
Tue, 05/04/2010 - 17:43
(Productivity Press: New York) -- In an environment of diminishing resources, growing enrollment, and increasing expectations of accountability, Bill Balzer’s Lean Higher Education: Increasing the Value and Performance of University Processes (…
Book: "Creating a Lean Culture" New Edition Now empowered with five more years of accumulated knowledge and experience
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 14:44
(Productivity Press: New York) -- Creating a Lean Culture: Tools to Sustain Lean Conversions, Second Edition, by David Mann (Productivity Press, 2010) provides the critical piece that will make any lean transformation a dynamic continuous success.…
Book: How to Develop A Lean Culture in Process Industries Lessons in lean for the liquid industries
Mon, 02/22/2010 - 15:08
  (Productivity Press: New York) -- Written by Raymond Floyd, an unparalleled leader of lean transformations, Liquid Lean: Developing Lean Culture in the Process Industries provides potential process industry change agents with the no…
Book: “5S for Healthcare” A how-to guide for use of 5S in health care
Mon, 01/04/2010 - 21:48
(Productivity Press: New York) --  The new book, 5S for Healthcare, by Thomas L. Jackson (Productivity Press, 2009), based on Hiroyuki Hirano’s classic 5 Pillars of the Visual Workplace: The Sourcebook for 5S Implementation (Productivity Press, 1995…
Book: "Mr. Lean Buys and Transforms a Manufacturing Company" A true story of a remarkable lean transformation
Sun, 12/20/2009 - 19:21
(Productivity Press: New York) --  Mr. Lean Buys and Transforms a Manufacturing Company: The True Story of Profitably Growing an Organization with Lean Principles (Productivity Press, available Dec. 21, 2009) is the real experience of how, armed…
Book: “Lean Safety: Transforming your Safety Culture with Lean Management” New book provides foundation for a lean safety program
Mon, 12/07/2009 - 14:34
(Productivity Press: New York) -- Lean thinking has been linked to most core business processes, including product development, manufacturing, purchasing, accounting, and the supply chain. Lean Safety: Transforming Your Safety Culture with Lean…
Book: A Reference for Strategic Use of Critical Success Factors Simplifies identifying, generating, and applying success factors
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 11:15
(Productivity Press: New York) -- Critical Success Factors Simplified: Implementing the Powerful Drivers of Dramatic Business Improvement, by Marvin T. Howell (Productivity Press, 2009) simplifies the identification, measurement, and use of…