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Revolutionize Your HR: From Cost Center to Strategic Powerhouse Are you tired of HR being seen as just an admin function? This groundbreaking guide reimagines human resources through the lens of lean thinking, data-driven decision-making, and smart recruitment. Inside, you'll discover: ✅ How to eliminate waste and inefficiencies in HR ✅ Real-world examples of time and resource mismanagement ✅ Tools for building a lean, agile HR team ✅ Strategies for smarter hiring, onboarding, and retention ✅ Ways to leverage HR analytics for better business outcomes Whether you're an HR ...

In an era of automation, the human touch still leads the way. As smart factories evolve and artificial intelligence takes center stage, many organizations are asking: Do we still need leaders walking the shop floor? This book answers with a resounding yes. "How AI Can’t Replace the Gemba Walk" explores why physical presence, observation, and human connection remain irreplaceable — even in the age of Industry 4.0. Rooted in Lean thinking and the Toyota Production System (TPS), this book dives into: What the Gemba really is — and why it matters more than ever The strengths and limits of...

🕰️ A love story hidden in the folds of time. 🔁 A system rewritten by choice, not control. Eva Hartley never meant to uncover the ancient door hidden inside her family's crumbling manor — or awaken the man sealed behind it... What if the love you found wasn't meant to exist — and the system that kept you apart is breaking? Eva Hartley never meant to uncover the ancient door hidden inside her family's crumbling manor — or awaken the man sealed behind it. Lucian is no ordinary stranger. He's the last of the Midnight Order, a guardian of fractured time, a man trapped between ...

Three women. One orphanage. A story stitched from silence and rewritten by love. Salma sews by day and survives by night — burdened by a father who sees her as nothing but a paycheck. When she finds quiet strength working under a man who once hated her family, she discovers that healing sometimes comes in unexpected forms. Mona is the achiever — polished, driven, deeply grateful to the man who once lifted her from nothing. But when ambition knocks, she finds herself torn between the life she's built and the love that built her. Nour is beautiful, haunted, and dangerously misunderstood. ...

Lean isn't just a system—it's a state of mind. In The Lean Brain, industrial engineering expert and Lean thought leader Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman reveals a powerful new frontier for continuous improvement: the human brain. Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience, behavioral psychology, and Lean Six Sigma principles, this groundbreaking book explores how lasting transformation happens not through better tools—but through rewiring how people think, feel, and act. You'll learn: Why resistance to change is not defiance—but a survival response triggered in the amygdala How uncertainty and ...

7 Lean Myths That Waste Your Time – And Why Six Sigma Is Not Enough By Dr. Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman Think Lean is all about speed? Or that Six Sigma guarantees excellence? Think again. In this bold and eye-opening guide, Dr. Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman cuts through the noise of corporate buzzwords and improvement hype to reveal what really works — and what wastes your time. You’ll uncover: 7 popular but misleading myths that weaken Lean transformation Why Six Sigma alone can’t deliver sustained excellence The dangers of relying on tools without changing mindsets How Toyota’s ...

❝Your organization isn’t broken. But something is quietly killing its performance.❞ Not every threat is loud. Some show up as harmless habits: meetings that waste time, metrics that lie, systems that grow too complex to manage. In this powerful and concise guide, Dr. Mohamed Hamed Soliman — a professor of industrial and systems engineering and veteran performance advisor — reveals the 10 invisible killers that sabotage organizations from within. Drawing on real-world experience with Lean systems, Toyota’s management model, and decades of consulting, Dr. Soliman exposes: Why ...

Lean Parenting: How to Raise Calmer, Smarter, More Independent Kids with Less Stress Are you overwhelmed by modern parenting chaos—shouting, clutter, reminders, and nonstop schedules? Lean Parenting offers a smarter path. Inspired by Lean systems used in engineering and business, this book applies proven methods to help families create calm, clarity, and flow—without becoming robotic or rigid. Inside, you’ll discover how to: Use visual tools like Kanban boards to eliminate nagging Build self-motivated children using “pull, not push” strategies Fight perfectionism with “minimum ...

🏭 A Factory on the Brink. A Leader With Nothing to Lose. A Story You'll Never Forget. In a forgotten corner of a city once fueled by industry, a dying factory awaits its final shift. But when a new plant manager, Yusuf Kamal, walks through its rusted gates, he sees more than decay—he sees potential. With little time and no trust, Yusuf must rally a weary workforce, confront hidden resistance, and breathe life into aging machines and broken processes. "The Factory That Remembers" is a fast-paced, cinematic business novel that blends drama, leadership, and Lean transformation. Inspired ...

This book proposes a new vision for security management in modern residential cities by applying Toyota's proven methodologies—Gemba, Kaizen, Hoshin Kanri, Standardized Work, and Visual Management—within urban security systems. By aligning strategic goals, standardizing operations, and involving real-time field assessments, we advocate for a holistic transformation that addresses organizational, technical, and human dimensions of safety. "Lean Security Management in Gated Communities: Applying Toyota Principles to Urban Safety" In an era where safety is a growing concern in residential ...

Many people mistakenly view Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) as simply a process improvement cycle—ignoring the human element that makes it truly effective. While PDCA is designed to enhance processes, improving the workflow alone is not enough. Without developing and coaching your people, even the best process improvements are at risk of slipping back to old habits. True continuous improvement requires building a culture where employees understand, embrace, and manage the new methods. By training your team in the principles of PDCA, you ensure that improvements are sustained, knowledge is ...

Unlock the Hidden Pillar of Lean Success: Jidoka Many companies chase lean tools—kanban, takt time, one-piece flow—but fail to grasp the deeper philosophy behind them. While Just-in-Time (JIT) gets most of the spotlight, it’s Jidoka—the second pillar of the Toyota Production System (TPS)—that makes quality truly sustainable. In this practical and eye-opening guide, you’ll discover: Why building quality into the process is more powerful than inspecting it after. How Jidoka enables smart automation and empowered workers. Real-world examples of how failing to implement Jidoka leads...

Takt is a German word that means the speed or rhythm of something. Takt time is a number that helps make sure that the pace of making pacemakers matches the pace of selling them. One of the most important things to consider in lean manufacturing is takt time. This is the rate at which customers want a certain group of products to be produced by one step in the manufacturing process. Takt time is a number that tells us how much time we have to make each item that the customer wants. Takt time is the time available for manufacturing divided by the number of orders. In the 1930s, the German ...

Kaizen is not just about fixing processes — it's about growing people. Continuous improvement, or Kaizen, means making small, steady changes to make things flow better, work smoother, and serve customers more effectively. At its core, it’s not just a method — it’s a mindset. Yet many organizations misunderstand PDCA — treating it as a mechanical cycle for process improvement, while ignoring the development of the people behind the process. In this powerful and insightful book, Dr. Mohamed H. Soliman shows how true Kaizen and PDCA must go hand in hand: improving the system and ...

The real purpose of 5S is more than just cleaning up once. The 5S method helps to make standards that show problems, keep things stable so we can make small improvements, reduce waste, make a focused and organized workplace, and work together to keep getting better. Visual Thinking describes the 5S system as creating a work environment that is easy to understand, organized, and always getting better.

Unlock the Thinking Behind Toyota’s Global Success What if you could lead your organization with the same clarity, discipline, and purpose that built the Toyota empire? This powerful 6-in-1 guidebook walks you through the core principles of the Toyota Production System—not just the tools, but the philosophy and leadership thinking behind them. Ideal for executives, managers, coaches, and lean practitioners, this book offers deep insights into how Toyota creates strategic alignment, empowers frontline workers, and sustains continuous improvement. 🚗 Inside, you'll discover: Hoshin ...

Why do so many Lean implementations fail to deliver stable flow? Because they ignore the core secret behind Just-in-Time: Heijunka. In this concise, practical guide, Dr. Mohamed H. Soliman explains how production leveling — or Heijunka — helps organizations: Build predictable and stable production schedules Reduce overburden, bottlenecks, and downtime Align suppliers and internal processes for smoother flow Cut inventory without risking stockouts Unlock the full potential of Just-in-Time (JIT) systems Whether you're managing a factory floor or improving service operations, Heijunka is ...

Are you struggling to align production with customer demand? Discover the foundational Lean concept that drives flow, efficiency, and stability: Takt Time. In this practical guide, you’ll learn: What takt time is and how it's calculated How Toyota uses it to synchronize production How to apply it in your operations to reduce waste How to adjust takt over time to respond to changes in demand Perfect for: lean practitioners, operations managers, industrial engineers, and continuous improvement professionals. Written in simple terms with real-world relevance, this book is your starting point...

How do you create a culture where improvement happens every day — not just during special projects? The secret lies in two simple patterns: Improvement Kata and Coaching Kata. In this concise and practical guide, Dr. Mohamed H. Soliman breaks down Toyota’s habit-building system for daily progress and leadership development. You’ll learn: How to set challenging goals and move toward them step-by-step How leaders coach thinking patterns — not just give answers How to turn PDCA into a daily, structured habit Why building routines ("kata") is more effective than just teaching tools How ...

At first, Taiichi Ohno, who helped create the Toyota Production System, didn't want to write it down because he was afraid people would only pay attention to the tools and theories. When he finally wrote it down, he described it as a house because a house can be considered as a system. If you remove any supports holding up the roof, the roof and everything connected to it will fall down. One of the students of Ohno said that Toyota made a mistake when they named it the Toyota Production System. Instead, Toyota should have named it the Thinking Production System because the main purpose was ...