(John Wiley & Sons Inc.: Hoboken, New Jersey) -- The principles and techniques of lean began more than 50 years ago at Toyota Motor Corp. Since then, lean has become known among industry people as the most consistently successful approach to organizing and operating a business or institution. However, most people have never heard of the term lean and have no idea how it works. With Lean For Dummies (Wiley, March 2007), those looking to gain basic information about the Lean process now have a place to turn.

The newly published first edition of Lean For Dummies, by Natalie J. Sayer and Bruce Williams, authors of Six Sigma For Dummies, thoroughly explains how lean helps companies improve business results by reducing and even eliminating the waste that naturally occurs in companies. This includes wasted time, energy, materials, money, space, employees, supplies and even opportunities.

Written for everyone at all levels of business, Lean For Dummies reveals not just how to recognize waste, but also how to reduce or eliminate it in order to increase efficiency and profit. In plain-English and an easy-to-use format, the book teaches readers how to:

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