A great new book and resource has just been published: Lean Manufacturing for Job Shops by Robert J. Tristani and Dr. Shahrukh A. Irani. The information site is www.geocities.com/Robert_Tristani .
The book has a unique format which adds to its usefulness. The story of Southern Foundry and Pattern Works, a fictional job shop implementing the job shop lean principles, is intertwined with the textbook portion of the book. This format really helps the reader grasp the concepts and how to apply them. It also helps the reader visualize how these critical principles can be applied to other job shop and high-variety manufacturing scenarios.
The book is packaged with two additional resources: a CD about Value Network Mapping (VNM) and a CD entitled "How a Jobshop Developed their In-House Training Video on Waste Elimination." Anyone who has tried to do a Value Stream Map of a non-repetitive process knows the limitations thereof. Value Network Mapping solves those problems.
I strongly encourage everyone in high-variety manufacturing to get this book and its companion resources. I foresee using it as not just a resource for the shop floor but for management, as well.
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