| View Larger Image | Quantum Leap: In Speed to Market | Hardcoverby John R. Costanza (Author)
| List Price: | $64.95 | |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | John Costanza Institute of Technology Inc. | | Edition: | 3rd Edition | | Page Count: | 352 Pages | | Publication Date: | September 01, 1996 | | Sales Rank: | 408,463th |
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 13 reviews)
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perhaps a starting point by G. Leiphart (York, PA USA)  2 Stars
July 01, 2005
Flow technology was once used at our organization but has been replaced by the traditional Lean and Six-Sigma tools and initiatives. Please make note the some formulas and definitions used in DFT are significantly different than standard Lean items and will cause confusion and some resistance if you try to mix them. Cycle time, takt time and kanban sizing are some examples. I purchased my book for a reference in addressing such issues.
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Practical and tactical by JH (Denmark)  5 Stars
March 19, 2003
After reading lots of books on the subject of modern-day manufacturing, Mr. Costanza's book had one thing that the others didn't. It strongly focuses on the practical deployment of Flow and Lean Manufacturing - most others merely describe the subject from a philosophical perspective. The book contains what you need to know about the subject. It enables you go out and start improving your business. Our company actually gained substantial benefits from implementing the tools described. It's a pure career booster!
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Self promoter  1 Stars
March 12, 2003
Self promotion 100%. Look at the dates on the 5 star reviews. All within one week of one another, and several the same day. Who is this man Costanza? A self promoter. Save your money and buy Lean Thinking.
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JCIT's Quantum Leap by Ashot Mkrtchiyan (San Jose, CA USA) 1 Stars
April 04, 2002
Although the overall approach is reasonable, it has not been invented by Constanza. It is my opinion that this is just "new" marketing of an old good idea.As for the book itself -- is primitively written, fails to explore notions that need exploring and, at the same time, wastes pages explaining simplest things, including even formulas (something like "... quantity would be 120 times 17 times 2 divided by 7.5..." -- you got the picture).Overall, very dissatisfied with the book.
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Steps to reduce Manufacturing response. 5 Stars
March 18, 2002
Have you ever looked for a set of tools to lead you to reducing manufacturing response? John Costanza has put them all together in a format that is easy to read and understand. Each tool is clearly explained within the manufacturing context. John also clearly shows that to be successful all disciplines within the organization must be on board to achieve the greatest success. A life saver for manufacturing!!
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