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Constant firefighting, rushed changeovers, quality problems, overtime, weekend surprises, and “just this once” exceptions pile up until chaos becomes normal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStandards That Stick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Lean practitioner \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDennis Jarrett\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e shares over \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e35 years of real-world experience\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e helping factories, plants, and operations build work that people can actually succeed in. 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