James P. Womack

Books

• The Machine That Changed the World: The Story of Lean Production
  Based on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology five-million-dollar, fourteen-country International Motor Vehicle Program's five year study on the future of the worldwide auto industry.

• Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation
  Highly Recommended. Exceptional book that should be read by every manger.

• Lean Solutions: How Companies and Customers Can Create Value and Wealth Together
  "few companies today see consumption as a process -- a series of linked goods and services, all of which must occur seamlessly for the consumer to be satisfied. Buying a home computer, for example, involves researching, purchasing, integrating..."

Articles

• The Lean shut-down of Toyota Manufacturing in Australia   view details
  Toyota again showed their respect for people and commitment to principles with their shut down of manufacturing in Australia. "Toyota accepted the fact that closure of the plant required a transition to new work for most employees and that Toyota needed to take the lead. Senior management understood that its obligation before producing the last car was to manufacture 2,600 upskilled and reskilled employees equipped for new careers."