Building The Lean Factory is your step-by-step, no-nonsense guide to transforming your operation into a world-class manufacturing environment - one that runs efficiently, flexibly, and with pride in every process.
 
Drawing on years of real factory-floor experience, this book goes beyond theory. It’s written for the people who actually make things happen - factory managers, engineers, team leaders, and anyone driving continuous improvement.
 
Starting with the foundations - people, structure, and environment - the guide walks you through the practical steps of building Lean into your business: from 5S and Visual Management to Kaizen, TPM, and SMED. You’ll learn how to cut waste, build strength in depth through multi-skilling, and develop a culture where improvement becomes second nature.
 
Then, as the factory gains control and rhythm, the guide introduces the power tools of Six Sigma - SPC, Poka Yoke, Jidoka, and Design for Six Sigma (DfSS). Together, they help you tackle variation, embed robustness, and design quality into the process from the start rather than trying to inspect it in later.
 
Packed with real examples, anecdotes, and proven frameworks, Building The Lean Factory shows you not just what to do, but how to do it - and how to make it stick.
Whether you’re starting from scratch or looking to push your Lean journey to the next level, this guide gives you the roadmap to create a factory that’s efficient, motivated, and built to last.