Training Within Industry, by Donald Dinero, explores a crucial piece of a Lean initiative that has been overlooked throughout U.S. industry. The Training Within Industry (TWI) program ? developed by the United States during World War II ? has been used by Toyota for decades! This powerful program standardizes training processes and assists front-line supervisors in teaching new operations to workers quickly and effectively. Dinero completely explores the history and application of the four modules that compose TWI:Job Instruction ? in which employees are trained to perform their tasks as quickly as they are capable with minimal waste; Job Methods ? in which employees are taught how to improve their processes using existing resources; Job Relations ? in which personnel problems are solved in an analytical, non-emotional manner so that employees are focused on a stated objective; and Program Development ? in which robust training plans are developed to...