Lean Thinking TPS; Beyond Large Scale Production Becoming Lean : Inside Stories of U.S. Manufacturers Toyota Production System : An Integrated Approach to Just-In-Time Learning To See Lean Assembly Better Thinking, Better Results Lean Manufacturing for the Small Shop Who's Counting? Kaizen: The Key to Japan's Competitive Success The Idea Generator: Quick and Easy Kaizen The Goldratt/TOC collection: The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement It's Not Luck Critical Chain The Haystack Syndrome Other selected titles: Breakthrough Thinking The Design of Everyday Things Plant Layout and Flow Improvement

The Shigeo Shingo collection: A Study of TPS from an IE Viewpoint A Revolution in Mfg: The SMED System Modern Approaches to Manufacturing Improvement : The Shingo System The Shingo Production Management System : Improving Process Functions Zero Quality Control : Source Inspection and the Poka-Yoke System Non-Stock Production; The Shingo System for Continuous Improvement Quick Changeover for Operators : The Smed System (Shopfloor Series) The Sayings of Shigeo Shingo : Key Strategies for Plant Improvement (Japanese Management)

	Lean Thinking (Womack/Jones, 1996) Purchase this item... Review: This book inspires like no other! Filled with lots of practical examples (from across industry), this book is a MUST READ for every executive and manager in your firm.
	Breakthrough Thinking (Nadler, 1994) Purchase this item... Review:
	Toyota Production System; Beyond Large Scale Production (Ohno, 1988) Purchase this item... Review:
	Becoming Lean : Inside Stories of U.S. Manufacturers (Liker, 1998) Purchase this item... Review:
	Toyota Production System : An Integrated Approach to Just-In-Time (Monden, 1998) Purchase this item... Review: With all of the recent attention to "Lean Manufacturing" (Womak, The Machine That Changed The World, Lean Thinking), this book, now in its third edition, is different. Rather than telling you how to implement the Toyota Production System, Monden gives the reader a comprehensive technical description of how the entire system functions, and how the pieces work together to form the most effecient production system known. This is not, however, a generic overview. This book covers Toyota's implementation as it applies to building their products. Nevertheless, the principles translate to every industry where things are made. Any serious practitioner or industry leader attempting to implement or operate a lean production system needs to read, and re-read, this book.
	A Study of the Toyota Production System from an Industrial Engineering Viewpoint (Shingo/Dillon, 1989) Purchase this item... Review: Shingo presents this study from the viewpoint of an Industrial Engineer. The Toyota Production System (the origin of lean manufacturing techniques) is broken down into it's various elements, and explained in basic engineering terms. This is an essential primer for any organization exploring lean techniques, and provides the basics for the development of metrics to assure success in implementation.
	A Revolution in Manufacturing: The SMED System (Shingo/Dillon, 1985) Purchase this item... Review:
	The Shingo Production Management System : Improving Process Functions (Shingo/Dillon, 1992) Purchase this item... Review:
	Zero Quality Control : Source Inspection and the Poka-Yoke System (Shingo, 1986) Purchase this item... Review:
	The Sayings of Shigeo Shingo : Key Strategies for Plant Improvement (Japanese Management) (Shingo/Dillon, 1987) Purchase this item... Review:
	Non-Stock Production; The Shingo System for Continuous Improvement (Shingo/Bodek, 1988) Purchase this item... Review: In the ideal production system, information flows from the customer backward through the manufacturing process and results in total elimination of non-value-adding wastes. That means no inventory, inspection, storage, or transportation. Shingo shows that a Non-Stock Production (NSP) system can become a reality for any manufacturer. Find out how, directly from the master himself.
	Modern Approaches to Manufacturing Improvement : The Shingo System (Robinson, 1991) Purchase this item... Review: Here's the quickest and most inexpensive way to learn about the pioneering work of Shigeo Shingo, co-creator (with Taiichi Ohno) of Just-In-Time. It's an introductory book containing excerpts of five of his classic books as well as an excellent introduction by Professor Robinson. Learn about quick changeover, mistake-proofing (poka-yoke), non-stock production, and how to apply Shingo's "scientific thinking mechanism."
	The Goal - A Process of Ongoing Improvement (Goldratt/Cox, 1988) Purchase this item... Review: Although this book wasn't written for the 'lean' genre, it espouses many techniques that are directly related to lean principles. Goldratt develops a complete scenario of a company in trouble, and exactly what is done to turn the situation around. This book is a 'must read', and is really hard to put down!
	It's Not Luck (Goldratt, 1994) Purchase this item... Review:
	Critical Chain (Goldratt, 1997) Purchase this item... Review:
	The Haystack Syndrome (Goldratt, 1991) Purchase this item... Review:
	The Design of Everyday Things (Norman, 1990) Purchase this item... Review: While this book does not specifically address lean manufacturing or lean production techniques, it offers great insight into design basics. From paperclips to production systems, from software to sandwiches, and from machines to manufacturing plans, this book will make you think of the 'whys' of design, which drive the 'hows' and 'whats'. You will enjoy this 'quick read', and come away with some concepts which will change how you approach design projects in the future.
	KAIZEN: The Key to Japan's Competitive Success (Imai, 1989) Purchase this item... Review: Many case studies of American, Japanese, European and Asian companies that have been and are continuing to pursue the KAIZEN strategy with emphasis on the gemba or shopfloor. Particularly interesting is the section on the roles and responsibilities of leads and supervisors in the Toyota system.
	The Idea Generator: Quick and Easy Kaizen (Tozawa/Bodek, 2001) Purchase this item... Review: If you are looking to tap into the knowledge and power of your employees (at all levels!) this book is the one to use. Norman Bodek, who worked with the 'masters' to bring LEAN to the U.S., shows you how to tap into this nearly inexhaustible resource.
	Learning to See (Rother/Shook, 2000) Purchase this item... Review: Learning to see is very helpful if you want to learn to establish value stream maps of your key processes. The book is set up like a work book and walks you through the process step by step. J. Womack is very prescriptive in how to produce value stream maps. It would be helpful to have additional examples from several industries. Value stream mapping is useful in helping to indentify areas that need improvement projects. They should be the basis for strategic plans for process improvement. This book will be helpful if you are new or trying to introduce others to the importance of value stream mapping.
	Lean Assembly (Baudin, 2002) Purchase this item... Review: Lean Assembly is a wonderful reference for any company considering the implementation of a lean production system. Whether your production system is 'brownfield', 'greenfield', or yet to be designed, this book gives plenty of insight into the aspects of assembly that can best exploit the power of lean tools and methods.
	Better Thinking, Better Results (Emiliani, 2003) Purchase this item... Review: Bob Emiliani , et al., provide a wonderful account of the process behind the lean transformation of The Wiremold Company. Detailed interviews with all the senior management personnel provide a level of detail that has heretofore been untold. The insights given allow the reader to have a much greater understanding of 'How Wiremold Did It', and shows how lean can be implemented in any industry.
	Lean Manufacturing for the Small Shop (Conner, 2001) Purchase this item... Review: (from Book News, Inc., Portland, OR): This book outlines steps small companies can take to shorten delivery times, improve quality, and reduce costs. Rather than recommending the same changes for all companies, the book discusses the necessity of selecting and applying tools based on the needs of the particular company. Among the techniques discussed are value stream mapping, just-in-time techniques, quality system management tools, training, and team structures. A companion CD-ROM includes training materials, examples, and samples of tools.
	Who's Counting? (Solomon, 2003) Purchase this item... Review: A very entertaining business novel done in the style of Goldratt (The Goal). It chronicles a lean implementation in which the accounting department is a key element. It was refreshing to get more than the common advice on eliminating poor measurements that suboptimize the business system. This book details an improved cost accounting approach that simplifies and makes more transparent actual business results. In addition some lean implementation practices that the accounting shop can do themselves is also spelled out. Worthwhile, it will help you improve your operation.