Lean Thinking
by James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones
Five principles (value, value stream, flow, pull, perfection) and case studies of companies applying them outside Toyota. The book that named 'lean' and spread it.
Read it if…
you want lean principles with Western company cases.
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Skip it if…
you want the Toyota system itself; see Liker.
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Three things you will actually use
- Specify value from the customer's view.
- Make value flow; let the customer pull.
- Pursue perfection.
Do this first
Map one value stream from order to delivery and mark the waste.
Our verdict
The five lean principles.
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