Finally, after first seeing John's highly successful seminar manual's some 15 years ago, we are getting a much awaited book that we can reference and learn on a plane, in the office, or right with a problem solving team . John's use of visual diagrams, charts and flow charts make learning quick and thorough and are talents that come through in his new book. The Seven Failure Modes is a systematic approach to breaking down big challenges into small bite-size chunks.

I especially like John's use and reference to Sun Tzu's philosophy in it's relevance to business and more specifically to failure prevention. The Seven Failure Modes provides lots of real-world examples for the individual or teams to learn from. John also teases the reader with his next book title "Process-based Management" showing how FMEA teams can be integrated in to the big corporate picture to drive positive change for the organization.

Chuck Anderson
Technical Development Manager, The Andersons, Inc.
Corporate Process Improvement Team Leader

Lindland presents Failure Modes and Effects Analysis in a well-structured, easy to use, and practical manner. If your organization is not doing FMEA, read this book! If you are doing FMEA and want better results, read this book! The Seven Failure Modes will bring you more robust product designs, failure-free processes, and increased systems reliability. John is offering a go-to tool for your company's quality and reliability programs. 

Gerry Darnell, Ph.D.
Vice President of Global Quality
Remy International, Inc.

The Seven Failure Modes FMEA provides a detailed reporting on Effective Strategies, Robust Design Tools, and FMEAs. This writer's continuing experience has witnessed measurable benefits resulting from the application of the FMEA methods described in the Seven Failure Modes. Early use of PFMEAs provides lower production costs, higher quality outputs, and improved customer satisfaction.

Steve Graf
Corporate Quality Assurance
CEQ, CSSBB
American Axle & Manufacturing

One of the most sought-after consultants in quality control, John L. Lindland has revolutionized leading companies in the automotive, manufacturing, service and military industries.  Like the successful businesses he coaches, John's unique systems are the result of a strong marriage of experience and ingenuity.  He holds advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Systems and Industrial Engineering from some of the top universities in those fields.  John combined his education with real-world experience at Ford Motor Company, in the automotive supply arena, and in the military.  This unique training provided him with the first-hand experience to scrutinize conventional methods of business - and the passion to develop a few new ones of his own.

John's powerful tools have struck a chord with savvy business leaders in many different industries who want to streamline their systems, reduce loss, and increase profitability.  Daimler-Chrysler invited him to be the keynote speaker at their Worldwide Quality Conference.  The American Society for Quality (ASQ) has requested him as a keynote speaker nearly a dozen times.  The ASQ has also honored John with two Cecil C. Craig National Quality Awards, for creating the Dynamic Cost of Quality Model and for a three-part article on mistake-proofing.  He also leads a think tank for the National Science Foundation to troubleshoot reliability problems with United States ocean-going vessels.