{"product_id":"7-kata","title":"7 Kata","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe biggest competitive advantage an organization can achieve comes from the synergies created by employees skilled in enhancing organizational dynamics. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Seven Kata: Toyota Kata, TWI, and Lean Training\u003c\/strong\u003e supplies time-tested tools and advice to help readers adapt to changing conditions and outcompete their rivals. It explains\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewhy a mix of the skill sets that Training Within Industry (TWI) and the Toyota \u003ci\u003eKata\u003c\/i\u003e (behavior patterns)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eteach\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis the ideal recipe to\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eboost organizational synergies and enhance any Lean transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of a 2013 Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBridging the \u003ci\u003ekata\u003c\/i\u003e\/TWI nexus, the book lays out a road map for Lean success. It devotes a chapter to each of the Seven \u003ci\u003eKata\u003c\/i\u003e and suggests possible courses of action dependent on your organization’s strengths and constraints. Bringing together valuable information on many of the disjointed Lean practices, it explains key Lean concepts, including gemba walks, genchi gembutsu, and PDCA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter introducing \u003ci\u003ekata\u003c\/i\u003e, it reveals the different \u003ci\u003ekata\u003c\/i\u003e inherent in the three major TWI courses and the TWI Job Safety course. It illustrates the value stream analysis relationship to the \u003ci\u003ekata\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003ekata\u003c\/i\u003e relationship to TWI. It also demonstrates how to use \u003ci\u003ekata\u003c\/i\u003e to solve the problems identified in your value stream analysis while simultaneously conditioning your employees’ adaptive thinking patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupplying a clear understanding of exactly where the seven \u003ci\u003ekata\u003c\/i\u003e apply in your Lean journey, the authors include helpful guidelines for coaching a \u003ci\u003ekata\u003c\/i\u003e. They also highlight mistakes they have experienced or witnessed so you can avoid the same pitfalls. As globalism continues to make management’s organizational skills a competitive differentiator, this book provides you with the tools to use the seven \u003ci\u003ekata\u003c\/i\u003e to place your organization on a discernible path towards operational excellence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eListen to what Pat Boutier has to say about \u003cstrong\u003eThe Seven Kata\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part One  —  Part Two \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54234136314200,"sku":"9781439880777","price":67.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781439880777.jpg?v=1769005834","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/7-kata","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}