"Over the years I have personally reviewed hundreds of books
for our Quality Digest magazine. With rare exceptions, it took a determined
struggle to plow through most of the books I received. One such exception
is The Idea Generator: Quick and Easy Kaizen. I could not put the
book down. I thought, “This book, in all its simplicity, has
the power to generate overwhelming positive change wherever its concepts
are implemented. A prime focus is to help generate tons of improvement
ideas, more than you could ever imagine, from all employees, and empower
them to install their own ideas! Therein lies the secret of why this
creative revolution does not become a bureaucratic nightmare. This
book tells you how to do it in a way that gives you an inspired workforce
without any accompanying managerial headaches."
-- Don Dewar, President, QCI International, Quality Digest magazine
Management by Simplicity is the goal of all companies being strangled
by complexity. Buy and read this book. It is hot. In fact, it is great!
-- Greg Hutchins, author of ISO9000: A Comprehensive Guid. Do I.T.
and Working it
In down times, having an idea program will make the difference. It
creates a competitive advantage.
-- Gary Corrigan, VP Corporate Communication, Dana Corporation.
I have searched for a book that would relate Japenese management
to American management techniques from not only theory but to the
practical view, ie; Here is how it is done. Many thanks for finally
providing the American student the chance to become familiar with
Kaizen.
--Prof. Irvin Otis, Central Michigan University and former director
IE Chrysler Corp.
I Like it!!
Anywhere you open it, you find a quick read, a concrete management
lesson, and the main point of the whole book comes through. "Keep
it Simple!" The pictures are very effective in communicating
thoughts rapidly. Congratulations.
--Dr. Min Basadur, professor McMaster University and author of Simplex:
a flight of Creativity
Lean Systems will degrade without ongoing improvement from every
employee through a myriad of simple, quick changes. what brings
lean structures to life is people--people engaged in continous improvement.
Tozawa and Bodek provide deep insights into this fundamental ingredient
of high performance companies.
-- Prof. Jeffrey K Liker, University of Michigan and author of Becoming
Lean
"The Idea Generator" brings continuous improvement down
to Earth- and raises up to the heavens the importance of everybody
documenting every implemented idea, however small. It's a message
too few understand.
-- Richard J. Schonberger, author of Japanese Manufacturing Techniques:
Nine Hidden Lessons in Simplicity, and World Class Manufacturing:
The Next Decade: Building Power, Strength, and Value
Two process improvement system pioneers have combined their wisdom
and experience into a practical handbook. This easy-to-read manual
can be used at any level to improve processes, rethink structure
and change policy. Every supervisor and manager should have a copy
and use it everyday.
--Dr. Jac Fitz-enz, Saratoga Institute and author of The ROI of
Human Capital: Measuring the Economic Value of Employee Performance
In this book Norm Bodek once again brings new truth and understanding
to a subject that everyone should be interested in. It is a valued
addition to anyone's library, but be sure you read it before you
file it away for this one you will want to refer to often.
--Dr. H. James Harrington, COO Systemcorp, Inc., past president
of the American Society of Quality and author of The Creativity
Toolkit
It's a book targeted for success.
--William Christopher, author of Handbook for Productivity Measurement
The Idea Generator is a great reminder of the foundation of improvement
activities, our attitude, enthusiasm and (mostly) awareness...Congratulations
...
-- Richard D. Rahn - www.flowalliance.com
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