Books

Holistic testing is a comprehensive term to encompass testing throughout the development cycle from the start of an idea, through to customer interaction with a delivered feature. All members of a delivery team think about testing and quality from the beginning and throughout the cycle.  This book is about the Holistic Testing Model and how to apply it to develop a quality and testing strategy for the whole team. If you care about quality – no matter what your specialty or role in your organization is – we think you’ll find it helpful. UI/UX designers, product owners, programmers, testers, database experts, business analysts, site reliability and platform engineers, and more – this model will guide you as you collaborate to continually improve your process and product. 

If you want your website to promote your business well, make sure it accepts that 15% of the population that other businesses forget - all the elderly and disabled people that control billions of pounds and dollars of spending power. If your website unintentionally puts obstacles in their way, you will never see them in your shopping cart!

Hoe je beter kunt worden in het leren van fouten — het opbouwen van een cultuur waarin geleerd wordt van fouten binnen je team of organisatie.

Dieser praktischer Leitfaden zeigt Ihnen, wie langjährig gewachsene Softwaresysteme effektiv analysiert und bewertet werden können.

Error-proofing is no longer just about simple jigs and sensors. In the era of Industry 4.0, factories demand smarter, AI-powered approaches to achieve zero defects at the source.

What if your team could stop problems the moment they begin — or even before? That’s the power of Andon, one of Toyota’s simplest and most powerful Lean tools.

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 clear and practical guide, Dr. Mohamed H. Soliman explains how pull systems work, how they reduce overproduction, and how they connect to Just-in-Time (JIT) as part of Toyota’s lean philosophy.

To save money during the economic downturn, many businesses are using abstinence policies. This might mean firing employees and reducing pay for some people. Actually, those actions might only work for a little while. If the company doesn't make a culture of always getting better and change how it works, the problem might happen again and get even worse. This takes us back to the reason why the Toyota production system was created.

This book demystifies the changeover process and shows you how to:Understand the true cost of downtime and setup inefficienciesApply SMED (Single-Minute Exchange of Dies) techniques to drastically cut changeover timesIdentify which steps add value and which can be simplified, standardized, or eliminatedBuild a culture of continuous improvement where operators actively drive setup reduction

Lean Digital Publishing presents a practical, system-level approach to publishing in today’s complex environment. Drawing on lean thinking, operational design, and real-world publishing experience, this book helps authors understand how digital publishing ecosystems actually work — and how to build resilient publishing strategies that adapt to constant change.

Stop failures before they happen—master FMEA the right way.Whether you're designing a product, improving a process, or leading a Six Sigma team, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is one of the most powerful tools you can use to anticipate and prevent risk.This practical guide cuts through the jargon and shows you exactly how to use FMEA effectively—in design, manufacturing, services, and more.

This book simplifies OEE by breaking it down into its three core elements—Availability, Performance, and Quality—and explains how to measure, analyze, and improve them. Building on the proven foundations of Lean and the Toyota Way, it also shows how emerging technologies are transforming OEE into a predictive, real-time system.

Predictive Maintenance strategy employs vibration analysis, thermography analysis, ultrasound analysis, oil analysis and other techniques to improve machine reliability. The goal of the strategy is to provide the stated function of the facility, with the required reliability and availability at the lowest cost.