Collection: Black Belt books

Managing to Learn describes the A3 Management process for problem solving, mentoring, people development and Lean leadership. Managing to Learn shows what a real leader in action looks like, easy to understand and...

Learning to See: Mastering Value Stream Mapping – Create Value and Eliminate Waste Can't see where waste is occurring in your processes? Discover the true power of Value Stream Mapping with this...

"Implement Lean. We'll give you six months." That's how Andy Ward's story begins in "The Lean Manager." A young plant manager is tasked with saving a struggling factory...

Practical workbook that explains leveling and pull through a fictitious case study. The case is realistic: many complications, exceptions and special situations are covered....

Reform your supply chain and logistics to maximize value and minimize total cost of ownership. In this workbook, the authors explain a clear step-by-step implementation method for...

In this sequel to The Gold Mine, the authors, Freddy Ballé and Michael Ballé, tell a compelling story that teaches the reader the most important Lean lesson of all: how to transform...

Practical workbook about material delivery based on a real-life case, amply illustrated with diagrams and overviews.In the earlier workbook Creating Continuous Flow, you learn to create flow within your...

Leveling and Pull: Masterful Creation in Complex Environments - A Practical WorkbookDive deep into the art of leveling and pull with this practical workbook, which uses a...

This practical workbook takes you into the depths of Value Stream Mapping, specifically focused on optimizing the extended value stream across organizational boundaries. "What do you think is the...

"From beautifully designed pull system to working reality" Pull on paper is one thing. Pull that actually works in your production environment is something else. This practical workbook shows you how...

How Toyota develops talent: the manager as coach, not as problem solverMost managers solve problems. Toyota's best managers teach their people to solve problems. That fundamental difference...