Dennis Hobbs has nearly 40 years of line and staff experience including 20 years in materials and operations management in both the pharmaceutical and electro-mechanical manufacturing industries. He led project teams in the implementation of two different MRP systems and was subsequently responsible for the daily operation of those systems. During the last half of his career, Mr. Hobbs has concentrated on the consulting and education of Lean manufacturing systems. Since 1994, he has trained over 2500 manufacturing professionals at all organizational levels in the methodologies of Lean manufacturing. Mr. Hobbs has spoken at several APICS annual conferences and numerous local chapter meetings. In addition to the US, he has presented his Lean Manufacturing Implementation workshop in New Zealand, Australia, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Egypt, Jordan, UAE, Bahrain and Belarus. He has also completed lean manufacturing consulting engagements in the US, Mid-East, Pacific Rim, and Europe. This is his second book on the subject of lean. The first one, Lean Manufacturing Implementation: A Complete Execution Manual for any Size Manufacturer, was published in 2003 and is a best seller.
