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The lean farm : how to minimize waste, increase efficiency, and maximize value and profits with less work / Ben Hartman ; illustrations by Emma Gerigscott.
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- ISBN: 9781603585927 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1603585923 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xii, 240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
- Publisher: White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-226) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Every tool in its place -- Farming for your customers -- Learning to see value -- Ten types of farm waste -- Flow I: tools to root out farm production waste -- Flow II: tools to root out farm management waste -- Lean farm sales: pull, not push -- Continuous improvement (Kaizen) -- Respect for people: lean and farm staff -- Lean applied at Clay Bottom Farm: ten specific cases -- The lean farm start-up -- The limits of lean in agriculture -- Lean for more than profit. |
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| Subject: | Agriculture > Waste minimization. Lean manufacturing. |
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| Orford Social Library | 628/.746 | 34190000117209 | New items | Available | - |
The Lean Farm : How to Minimize Waste, Increase Efficiency, and Maximize Value and Profits with Less Work
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Table of Contents
The Lean Farm : How to Minimize Waste, Increase Efficiency, and Maximize Value and Profits with Less Work
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Acknowledgments | p. xi | |
| Introduction | p. 1 | |
| Part I | Lean Thinking on the Farm | |
| 1 | Every Tool in Its Place | p. 19 |
| 2 | Farm for Your Customers: Precisely Identify Value | p. 33 |
| 3 | Learn to See Value | p. 47 |
| 4 | Ten Types of Farm Waste | p. 55 |
| 5 | Flow I: Tools to Root Out Farm Production Waste | p. 67 |
| 6 | Flow II: Tools to Root Out Farm Management Waste | p. 93 |
| 7 | Lean Farm Sales: Establish Pull, Don't Push | p. 121 |
| 8 | Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) | p. 131 |
| 9 | Respect for People: Lean and Farm Staff | p. 139 |
| 10 | Lean Applied at Clay Bottom Farm: Ten Specific Cases | p. 155 |
| Part II | Lean in an Agricultural Context | |
| 11 | The Lean Farm Start-Up | p. 193 |
| 12 | The Limits of Lean in Agriculture | p. 199 |
| 13 | Lean for More Than Profit | p. 211 |
| Glossary of Japanese Terms | p. 223 | |
| Resources for Further Study | p. 225 | |
| Notes | p. 227 | |
| Index | p. 233 |
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