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Greg Lane posits that the methods and tools of the Toyota Production System and other lean principles, which have rendered remarkable results in high-volume manufacturing plants, have not been fully understood and correctly applied in high-mix, low-volume environments. Instead, practical adaptations and alternate methods must be embraced in a low-volume environment.

Made-to-Order Lean is specifically aimed at manufacturers that have hundreds to thousands of active part numbers, with few (or none) of these parts having ongoing forecasted volumes, and job shops that build only to order. The primary focus is eliminating non-value added activities and instituting improvements on the most repetitive jobs - this strategy gives you more time to produce your low-volume work or one-offs.

This workbook: Is based on Toyota methodology and explains critical adaptations to high-mix, low-volume manufacturing. Is fully illustrated with charts and pictures from successful applications in low-volume environments. Talks to the reader in a simple, logical fashion that clearly advocates the need to change and the benefits of the lean transformation.

This book is written for plant managers, manufacturing managers, and lean practitioners who find difficulty in applying lean principles in their low-volume plants.

"Finally, here is a practical guide to simply introduce the Toyota Production System (TPS) in job shop environments...If you own, manage, or work in a job shop and will simply give a try to the ideas, tools and principles described in this book, I predict you will find great success and will refer to this book over and over for years."

--From the Foreword by John Shook, The TWI Network, Ann Arbor, July 2007.
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God's love is the subject of Peter Kreeft's imaginative and thoughtful book (a revised and updated version of his book Knowing the Truth of God's Love). With unusual clarity, Kreeft points out that the man or woman who begins to glimpse the God who is Creator, Redeemer, and Lover of our souls, will never be the same. He describes Scripture as God's love story and then tells why divine love is the answer to our deepest problems and the fulfillment of our deepest desires.

Posing the hard questions about love that rankle the heart, Peter Kreeft never settles for easy answers. He exposes today's superficial attitudes about love to lead people to a deeper understanding of what it means to be loved by God, addressing these issues and many more:

• How can I really know God's love for me? • If God is love, why do bad things happen to good people?.
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- Provides detailed, step-by-step instructions for training your dog to master each agility obstacle with competitive excellence in mind.

- Includes important principles for building a happy and successful working relationship with your dog, as well as a solid foundation for all of your agility training.

- Focuses on setting high standards and getting it right from the start so that no retraining will be necessary later down the road.

- Is the perfect companion to Competitive Agility Training with Jane Simmons-moake, Tape 1: Obstacle Training - named Best Video of the Year by the Dog Writer's Association of America..
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This book teaches you how to sequence smoothly from one obstacle to the next, to reach your dog's highest potential for speed and accuracy The book: helps you to develop a consistent set of cues for communicating with your dog on the agility course. As a result, your dog will understand your directives in an instant, even at the highest of speeds and the greatest of distances. It also provides detailed lesson plans for Beginner, Intermediate I, and Intermediate II agility training classes..
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The G Quotient identifies a management phenomenon that will change the way people view their professional roles in the workplace Based on a landmark five-year study, The G Quotient redefines successful leadership for all managers. Organizations and working units under the leadership of white-collar gay males are collectively experiencing 35 percent higher levels of employee engagement, job satisfaction, and workplace morale in addition to reporting greater employer loyalty and individual productivity. It is proof that today’s employees are responding to a new type of organizational leader..
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Positional chess remains a mystery to many and yet an understanding of the finer points of the game so often makes the difference between two equally matched players. Improve your positional play and you will see chess in a totally new dimension! In this unique book, International Master Jacob Aagaard selects many original examples of positional chess, the crème de la crème of those that he uses for training and study. Aagaard also delves deeply into the ideas of positional evaluation and analysis. * Teaches how to mix calculation with evaluation * Contains many original exercises * Written by a battle-hardened expert
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There are many differing opinions among the top players in the world of chess, but there is one thing upon which World Champions, Grandmasters, and other experts all agree: the art of chess calculation is the absolute key to the success of a player. Master this discipline and chess players can surely expect their results to improve dramatically. And yet there have been very few serious attempts in the past by chess authors to delve into this delicate topic, perhaps not surprisingly given its complexity and difficulty. In Excelling at Chess Calculation, Jacob Aagaard tackles the subject matter head on, unravelling the many secrets behind chess calculation and arming readers with the necessary tools to be able to calculate effectively at the chessboard. Aagaard pays particular attention to the searching practical questions like "when should players calculate?", "how can players discover candidate moves?", and "how long should players spend on critical moves?". A thorough study of this book will enable them to calculate with confidence in future games.

Highlights include:
*A crucial guide to the skill of chess calculation
*Ideal for both club and tournament players
*Written by a renowned chess coach and author
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Some players become good at chess, some very good, while others excel at the game. In this book Jacob Aagaard identified the key factors that separate the very strong players from the rest. In Excelling at Chess, he includes chapters on when to calculate, how to evaluate positions, how to study theory, how to study the endgame and when to force the position. Anyone who follows the advice in this book cannot fail to improve their feel for the game. (6 1/4 x 9 1/4, 192 pages, diagrams).
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Every day, problem bosses rob employees of job satisfaction, motivation, career advancement—and, at their most dastardly—physical and emotional health. But it doesn’t have to be that way. This book shows employees how to improve their situation, save their sanity, and, when necessary, fight back. They also learn how to change undesirable situations and when the only option is to move on. This informative guide offers solutions to every type of Monster Boss: the blood-sucking boss who extracts as much work as possible from his employees with no regard to their limit; the split-personality boss who constantly changes priorities or rethinks decisions that have already been made; the evasive boss who leaves her employees without goals, guidance, or leadership, but magically resurfaces when it’s time to accept praise for their work, and many others. This book will also include updates on “bad boss” behavior that has become recently topical—including executive crime, verbal abuse, and harassment..
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