Download or read book Lean Today, Rich Tomorrow written by Joe Bichai and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-09-24 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of an actual Lean transformation that took place in a 100-year-old North American manufacturer's factory. Lean Today, Rich Tomorrow: Succeeding in Today's Globalization Chaos describes how an obsolete factory destined for closure was transformed into the most productive North American manufacturer in its field. It describes how the company eliminated the bad habits associated with its antiquated push system and transformed its factory into a JIT/Lean philosophy-driven plant with one-piece flow, U-shaped production lines, and productivity sharing.