Anybody can start a Lean transformation. That's easy. What's hard, is sustaining it. Detailing the process for creating a sustainable Lean transformation, this book addresses how to stay on course over the long term. It describes how top-down metrics evolve into the identification of strategic and tactical opportunities for improvement. The author describes a process that sets boundaries for decisions and teaches a data-driven methodology for making good decisions. He supplies tools for good leadership and teaches how to monitor success.