(GBMP: Boston) -- GBMP Inc. has released The e2 Continuous Improvement System: Managing and Sustaining Your Lean Transformation through the e2 “Everybody, Everyday” Approach (GBMP, 2011). The book details GBMP’s “lean-by-doing” process that uses continuous improvement to unlock readers’ intellects and creativity.
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According to co-author Bruce Hamilton, “e2 is a holistic approach to understanding and implementing lean thinking in every department and level of an organization—from the executive suite to the shop floor,” says co-author Bruce Hamilton. “Regrettably, 40 years after the introduction of Toyota’s powerful production system, the foundation of what we today call lean or continuous improvement—most businesses misunderstand it, applying it piecemeal. To most companies, lean is thought to be a cost-cutting tool."
The e2 continuous improvement system aims to change that thinking by presenting the system in a learn-and-do format to help companies deploy the whole system and receive the full benefits.
“e2 will inspire and motivate people to find thousands of opportunities to improve processes, reduce waste and increase value,” says co-author Pat Wardwell. “Any employee who can see waste wants to do something about it; e2 is meant to help managers and workers understand how lean philosophies, management activities, and countermeasures can be effectively interwoven to unlock the vast wealth of knowledge and creativity that exists in every organization.”
The key component of e2 is the emphasis on tacit learning to make the lean techniques relevant and exciting regardless of the nature of the business. The book provides the “know-why” as well as the know-how, inspiration, and information in an organized, easy-to-use and fun way.
Written by Shingo Prize recipients Bruce Hamilton and Pat Wardwell, the book brings together lean philosophy, tools, and systems in a way that makes readers understand how they work together. e2 is a proven process for energizing and engaging employees in lean learning and practices. Hamilton is also the creator and star of Toast Kaizen, the internationally recognized lean training DVD, as well as the author of the popular Old Lean Dude blog.
The 226-page book is available from the GBMP website.
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