“How to Practice Hoshin Kanri” – book is How to get the right things done, by Pascal Dennis
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Lean Production Simplified, by Pascal Dennis
http://www.amazon.com/Lean-Production-Simplified-Plain-Language-Powerful/dp/1563272628/ref=sr_1_1/102-9182053-8463339?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1174688714&sr=1-1

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