The Sayings of Shigeo Shingo: Key Strategies for

HereisagreatintroductiontotheremarkablemindofShigeoShingo，indisputablyoneofthegreatforcesinmanufacturing.InthisbookDr.Shingodescribeshisapproachtomanufacturingimprovements，developedandrefinedoverthecourseofabrilliantcareer.HecalledittheScientificThinkingMechanism(STM).TheSayingsofShigeoShingoleadsyouthroughthefivestagesofSTM，withappropriateexamplestakenfromnotesDr.ShingocollectedduringhisconsultingtripstoAmericanandJapaneseplants.Itshowshow，inmanycases，themostbrilliantideasareoftensosimplethey'reoverlooked.Orthey'redismissedbecausetheyseemridiculous：AJapaneseplant，afterfirstrejectingtheideaas"toosilly，"findsthatunhulledriceisidealforsmoothingtheroughsurfacesonpressure-formedeboniteswitchesGranville-Phillips，inBoulder，Colorado，reduceddefectstozeroinoneprocessafterDr.ShingosuggestedilluminatingcircuitboardsfrombelowtoreduceerrorsinvolvedintheinsertionofdiodesandresistorsTheSayingsofShigeoShingoismustreadingforplantmanagersandengineers.ItformalizesthepowerfulandcreativewayofthinkingthatShingohimselfusedtimeandagaintoovercomeproblemsthatseemedvirtuallyinsurmountable.