Executives who wish they had a more practical and detailed outline for implementing and sustaining their lean management system, may benefit from David Mann’s recently released book. Creating a Lean Culture—Tools to Sustain Lean Conversions (Productivity Press, 2005), provides leaders with a lean management system that standard books on lean either don’t cover or only give slight suggestions. The book lays out the component of lean management systems, discusses how the different parts work together and shows how to implement these new practices, by emphasizing that the totality of these changes is essential to cultivate a lean culture.

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