Keeping up with lean best practices is a continuous effort. At FactoryLogic.com you will find helpful links and reference materials to help you along the way. We’ll refresh this list with new, relevant documents as they become available, so check back often.

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Hear what lean leaders are saying…

Lean Leaders and The Toyota Production System

Atsushi Niimi, President and CEO Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. singles out "heijunka" - which means level production - as one of the foundations of the Toyota Production System. Toyota is putting a renewed emphasis on this "back to basics" element, making Toyota even more flexible and responsive to customer wishes. Mr. Niimi believes level production is something that can have tremendous benefits to any manufacturer.
… click here to download the Atsushi Niimi address to Manufacturing Week conference, Chigago, February 2004

Best Practices in Lean: The Momentum Builds

This best practice report is a continuation of the Aberdeen ‘Lean Strategies Benchmark Report’ published 2004. In addition to providing an update on the Lean application software market, nine case studies from leading Lean manufacturers are presented, including a Factory Logic showcase at a best-in-class Tier 1 automotive supplier
…click here to download the Aberdeen Group’s 2005 Best Practices in Lean Study

Best Practices in Lean: Learn from the Leaders

This webinar archive is one you’ll want to bookmark and return over and over again. Learn the basics of Heijunka scheduling – why it is the most critical element of lean manufacturing performance, how it works, and how to get there. Spoken by the North American lean program manager for Johnson Controls, Inc., Greg Pothoff together with the Aberdeen Group’s Jane Biddle.
…click here to view the Factory Logic Webinar, Best Practices in Lean: Learn from the Leaders