Here is a great introduction to the remarkable mind of Shigeo Shingo, indisputably one of the great forces in manufacturing. In this book Dr. Shingo describes his approach to manufacturing improvements, developed and refined over the course of a brilliant career. He called it the Scientific Thinking[...]

Written by the industrial engineer who developed SMED (single-minute exchange of die) for Toyota, "A Revolution in Manufacturing" provides a full overview of this powerful just in time production tool. It offers the most complete and detailed instructions available anywhere for transforming a manufa[...]

The powerful knowledge contained in this book can make your workplace more productive, your job simpler, and everything more satisfying. It's about how to do equipment or product changeovers in record time--often in less than 10 minutes. The method you'll learn here is called SMED, short for "Single[...]