Lean Sustainability

<p>The Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance defines safety as the maintenance of peace of mind. Without peace of mind or the serenity brought about by a safe working environment employees will be unwilling and even unable to focus their energies on production improvement. Thus it can be said that all improvement begins with safety. <p/><strong>Winner of a 2013 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award! <p/></strong>A how-to manual on the proper integration of safety and environmental sustainability with Lean implementations <strong>Lean Sustainability: Creating Safe Enduring and Profitable Operations </strong>provides a proven recipe for achieving safety and sustainability excellence. This book is the result of the author's two decades of experience implementing Lean; Safety Health and Environmental (SHE); and sustainability processes in the chemical food and consumer products industries. It unveils valuable lessons learned and little-known tips for eliminating waste and increasing process efficiency-while reducing safety incidents and the overall impact on the environment. <p/>The text illustrates how to use the SHE Pillar as a gateway to continuous improvement regardless of the improvement methodology you use. Bolstered with proven methodologies and real-world advice it introduces novel approaches for achieving safety and sustainability excellence including: </p> <ul> <li><em>Autonomous Safety-</em>supplying employees with the knowledge skills and motivation to work safely</li> <li><em>Triple Zero-</em>the achievement of zero accidents zero environmental incidents and zero losses</li> <li><em>Green Value Stream Mapping-</em>the application of Value Stream Mapping to environmental and sustainability issues</li></ul> <p>Although there are many books on Lean sustainability and SHE few explain how to integrate these dynamic tools. Walking you through this process this book supplies the tools to create a synergy that will boost efficiencies across all segments of your business. Follow its advice and you'll be on your way to making your organization and employees Lean green and serene. </p>