Lean in the Kitchen: The Chef's Improvement Kata

Turn Your Kitchen into a Lab of Joy, Flow, and Continuous Improvement
In The Lean Kitchen: Applying Industrial Wisdom to Everyday Life, Dr. Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman transforms your daily cooking chaos into a system of clarity, purpose, and progress. Blending the principles of Lean thinking with the heart of the home-your kitchen-this practical and inspiring book shows how small changes lead to big transformations.
You'll learn how to:- Apply Lean tools like 5S, flow, and visual management to your kitchen and beyond.- Reduce stress, waste, and confusion from meal prep to grocery shopping.- Turn everyday chores like laundry, errands, and travel into streamlined systems.- Build family routines rooted in harmony, learning, and shared purpose.
From cluttered countertops to smoother mornings, this book reimagines domestic life as a dojo of continuous improvement-where every dish cooked and every process tweaked is a step toward a better, calmer, more intentional life.
Whether you're a busy parent, a systems thinker, or someone simply seeking more order at home, this book will inspire you to bring industrial clarity to personal chaos-and to see your kitchen not just as a place to cook, but as a place to grow.

Internationally Recognized Lean Expert Dr. MHA Soliman is a Lecturer in Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the American University in Cairo. He brings decades of academic and consulting experience and is recognized as a leading expert in organizational performance, institutional transformation for total quality systems, and the quality of public services.
He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications and works as an executive consultant, author, and researcher specializing in management, continuous improvement, and service development.