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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 ...

An MBA in hours, not years. You don’t need two years in business school to master the essentials of leadership, strategy, finance, and growth. What you need is a clear, structured, and practical guide — one that delivers the tools of an MBA without jargon or endless theory. The 150-Minute MBA is the most comprehensive volume in Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman’s acclaimed Mini-MBA Series. Building on The 5-Minute MBA and The 50-Minute MBA, this book expands your learning into 40 fully developed, case-driven lessons that give you the big picture of how business really works. Inside, ...

Eliminate the Hidden Costs Dragging Your Business Down What if the biggest losses in your company weren’t in the balance sheet—but in everyday operations? This book reveals the Seven Deadly Wastes (Muda) defined in the legendary Toyota Production System (TPS)—and shows you how to find and eliminate them in any organization. Whether you work in manufacturing, logistics, services, or healthcare, these wastes silently kill productivity, profits, and morale. You’ll learn: What each of the seven wastes is costing your business How to detect hidden inefficiencies in your value stream ...

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 70% of Lean Transformations Fail? And What Can You Do to Avoid Becoming One of Them? This book reveals the most overlooked reasons companies fail to achieve and sustain success with Lean—and more importantly, what to do instead. Whether you’re a CEO, improvement leader, or frontline manager, you'll discover: Why Lean is not just a toolkit, and how copying tools leads to failure The role of leadership behavior and culture in sustaining results How Toyota built Lean on deep human development, not quick fixes Practical steps to develop leaders, align teams, and embed improvement ...

Most people think of TPS as a set of tools. But it’s much more than that. The Toyota Production System (TPS) is not just a framework for factories — it’s a Thinking Production System rooted in leadership, purpose, and principles that drive excellence across any industry. In this clear and insightful guide, Dr. Mohamed H. Soliman cuts through the misconceptions to show what TPS really is — and what it isn’t. You’ll discover: Why TPS is a mindset, not a manual How TPS applies to any industry, not just automotive The principles and values that make up the Toyota Way Why stable ...

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. ...

Unlock the full potential of your projects with the power of Lean. In today's fast-paced world, traditional project management approaches often lead to waste, missed deadlines, and bloated budgets. Lean Project Management offers a smarter path—one that prioritizes value, eliminates inefficiencies, and empowers teams to deliver faster with fewer resources. This practical guide demystifies Lean thinking and shows how to apply its powerful principles to any project—whether you're in IT, construction, healthcare, marketing, or the nonprofit sector. With real-world case studies, hands-on ...

How do you build reliable operations without killing innovation? The biggest challenge in implementing Standard Work is finding the right balance: Between giving employees clear, repeatable standards — and giving them space to think, improve, and grow. In this practical guide, Dr. Mohamed H. Soliman shows you how Toyota achieves that balance. You'll learn: Why most companies misunderstand Standard Work How to write effective standards that empower, not restrict Who should be involved in creating standards How Standard Work supports quality, cost, and delivery performance How it forms the ...

Using lean metrics in non-manufacturing processes can help make things work better and make customers happier. The ideas of lean thinking, like finding what's valuable, getting rid of waste, and always trying to get better, work for all kinds of businesses. This book has lots of examples to show how lean principles can be used in non-manufacturing areas like healthcare, accounting, and maintenance.

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.

Modern Automotive Performance: EV & Hybrid Tuning and Maintenance bridges the gap between traditional car tuning and the emerging world of electric and hybrid vehicles. Whether you are an enthusiast, a professional mechanic, or a technically curious driver, this book offers a comprehensive guide to understanding, maintaining, and optimizing modern automotive powertrains. This book complements my earlier works on car tuning and automotive maintenance—Autonomous Car Maintenance and Complete Car Tuning and Performance Guide—but it also serves as the foundation of a new series dedicated to ...

Want a workplace where people solve problems, improve continuously, and love what they do? That’s not luck — it’s Lean Culture. In this practical guide, Dr. Mohamed H. Soliman explores how Toyota creates a culture where improvement is everyone's job — not through pressure, but through daily behaviors, leadership, and purpose. You’ll learn: How to engage employees without micromanaging How to turn Lean from a “project” into a way of life How leaders build motivation, trust, and ownership The real role of managers in sustaining Lean habits Real examples of cultural ...

This book is a practical guide for lean practitioners, operations managers, industrial engineers, and supply chain professionals seeking to understand and apply the Toyota Kanban system. Whether you're dealing with production delays, excess inventory, or inconsistent workflows, this book shows you how to implement Kanban as a flexible, visual pull system to restore flow and improve efficiency. Kanban—meaning “sign” or “signboard” in Japanese—is a visual signaling method used in the Toyota Production System (TPS). In a pull-based manufacturing process, Kanban cards signal ...

What if your machines could detect problems, stop themselves, and protect product quality — without constant supervision? That’s the power of Jidoka. In this concise, practical book, Dr. Mohamed H. Soliman explores how Jidoka, one of the two core pillars of the Toyota Production System, enables smarter operations by combining automation with human judgment. You’ll learn how Jidoka helps organizations: Build quality into every process Detect errors at the source and respond immediately Reduce waste and rework Free up operators to manage multiple machines (multiprocess handling) Create ...

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...

You don’t need two years in business school to think like an MBA. What you need are the right frameworks, simple explanations, and real-world case studies — delivered clearly and practically. The 50-Minute MBA is the second volume in Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman’s acclaimed Mini-MBA Series. Building on the quick lessons of The 5-Minute MBA, this book takes you deeper into 40 essential MBA topics — each designed to be read in under 10 minutes and paired with exercises that turn insight into action. Inside, you’ll learn how to: Lead with impact by building trust, clarity, and ...

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 ...

In recent years, financial professionals have been using outdated ideas and methods to judge how well companies are doing and give feedback to the bosses. This helps the executives and CEOs figure out what changes they need to make and make important choices. The boss wants assistance in locating the means to finance a new project. He wants to find areas where we can reduce costs in our products and services, as well as determine if changes made have led to making more money. The CEO wants assistance in understanding how the company has gotten better or worse and what the future will be ...

Heijunka (Japanese for “production leveling” or “production smoothing”) is a key technique in achieving Just-In-Time (JIT) production. Its purpose is to smooth production across all departments and suppliers, ensuring a steady and predictable workflow while minimizing inventory. Heijunka works by leveling both production volume and product mix. Instead of producing strictly according to fluctuating customer orders, it distributes the total demand over a period, maintaining a consistent daily output. This steady pace supports upstream and downstream operations, reduces waste, and ...