Cover -- Table of Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- WAV Page -- PART I -- MAKING THE CASE FOR A LEAN TRANSFORMATION -- Chapter 1: THE APPLIED LEAN BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION:BEFORE AND AFTER -- Chapter 2: THE LEAN OPERATING SYSTEM: A DIFFERENT WAY OF THINKING -- Chapter 3: THE LEAN OPERATING SYSTEM: IDENTIFYING THE BENEFITS -- Chapter 4: A LEAN BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION IS NOT A GRASS ROOTS PROJECT-IT MUST BE LED -- PART II - TRANSFORMING THE BUSINES -- Chapter 5: THE COMPANY: MAKING THE TRANSFORMATION TO A LEAN OPERATING SYSTEM -- Chapter 6: THE LEAN LINE: IDENTIFYING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES -- Chapter 7: THE LEAN LINE: RESOURCES, LINE DESIGN, AND MANAGEMENT -- Chapter 8: THE KANBAN SYSTEM: A COMPONENT MATERIALS STRATEGY -- Chapter 9: THE KANBAN SYSTEM: CONSIDERATIONS FOR OPERATING THE SYSTEM -- PART III - EXPANDING APPLIED LEAN TECHNOLOGY THROUGHOUT THE ENTERPRISE -- Chapter 10: BEGINNING THE OPERATION OF A LEAN LINE -- Chapter 11: TAKING LEAN TECHNOLOGY TO THE NEXT LEVEL -- Chapter 12: LEAN ACROSS THE ENTERPRISE -- Index.