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By Clifford Fiore
From Accelerated Product Development: Combining Lean and Six Sigma for Peak Performance

References

Fiore, Clifford. Lean Strategies for Product Development: Achieving Breakthrough Performance in Bringing Products to Market. Milwaukee, WI: ASQ Quality Press, 2003.

Hines, Peter, and David Taylor. Going Lean: A Guide to Implementation. Available from: Lean Enterprise Research Centre, Aberconway Building, Colum Drive, Cardiff CF10 3EU, UK.

Hirano, Hiroyuki. 5 Pillars of the Visual Workplace: The Sourcebook for 5S Implementation. Portland, OR: Productivity Press, 1995.

Rother, Mike, and John Shook. Learning to See: Value Stream Mapping to Add Value and Eliminate Muda. Brookline, MA: The Lean Enterprise Institute, 1998.

Swartz, James B. The Hunters and the Hunted: A Non-Linear Solution for Reengineering the Workplace. New York: Productivity Press, 1994.

Taylor, David, and David Brunt. Manufacturing Operations and Supply Chain Management: The Lean Approach. Stamford, CT: Thomson Learning, 2001.

Womack, James P., and Daniel T. Jones. Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation. New York, Simon & Schuster, 1996.

Womack, James P., Daniel T. Jones, and Daniel Roos. The Machine That Changed the World. New York: Rawson Associates, 1990.

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