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An Accidental Statistician: The Life and Memories of George E. P. Box by George E. P. Box
From early childhood to a celebrated career in academia and industry, acclaimed statistician George E.P. Box offers personal insights and a first-hand account of his professional accomplishments in this insightful memoir. It features thoughts from more than a dozen researchers and practitioners on how Box shaped their careers; previously unpublished photos from Box’s personal collection; and Forewords written by two of Box’s closest colleagues and confidants. An Accidental Statistician is a charming, intimate account of a great intellect’s life that will appeal to math and engineering professionals.

Lean Enterprise Institute by Jim Womack
"We carefully develop hypotheses about lean thinking and experiment to see which approaches work best in the real world. We then write up and teach what we discover, providing new methods for organizational transformation. We strive to answer the simple question of every manager, "What can I do on Monday morning to make a difference in my organization?" And, by creating a strong Lean Community through our website and public events we try to give managers the courage to become lean change agents."

Smarter Solutions by Forrest W. Breyfogle Iii
Consultant focused on six sigma improvement with articles available on various topics.

Evolving Excellence by Kevin Meyer, Bill Waddell
Excellent and opinionated blog focused on lean manufacturing by Kevin Meyer and Bill Waddell.

Quantum Shifting
Vision: People all over the world enjoy meaningful and satisfying work by thinking bigger about themselves, their work and the world.

Gotta Go Lean by Jeff Hajek
"The Gotta Go Lean Blog focuses on Lean at the front line. We help managers and employees work together to make Lean more productive for the company, and jobs more satisfying for workers."

Curious Cat Management Comments by John Hunter
Blog by John Hunter - currently used mainly to collect comments made on other blog posts in one place.

Associates in Process Improvement
Consulting firm with Provost, Langley, Norman, Moen and Nolan. Authors of the excellent: Improvement Guide. Several very good articles on variation available on the site.

Langford for Learning by David P. Langford
Quality learning achieved through continual improvement of systems which aim to produce the optimum state of personal, social, physical, and intellectual development within each individual. It is a commitment to excellence by each individual and is achieved through teamwork and a process of continual improvement and/or redesign. The site includes worthwhile articles.

Jamie Flinchbaugh by Jamie Flinchbaugh
Blog on lean culture, transformational leadership, and entrepreneurial excellence. Jamie is a consultant and co-author of The Hitchhiker.s Guide to Lean: Lessons from the Road.

Markovitz Consulting by Daniel Markovitz
Blog by Dan Markovitz on lean thinking and how managers can properly allocate their time.

Gemba Academy Blog by Jon Miller
Great blog on lean manufacturing topics by Jon Miller and others.

PQ Systems
Software and services provider related to SPC tools. The site includes a blog.

Lean Blitz
Looks at lean ideas related specifically to sports organizations and sports small businesses

Manufacturing Leadership Center by Bill Waddell
Bill Waddell shares his knowledge, opinions, experience and ideas to point out the failures of companies, organizations, and individuals in the manufacturing industry while also lauding those that understand true excellence.

Peter Scholtes by Peter R. Scholtes
Web site of Peter Scholtes, author of The Leader's Handbook (an excellent book) and The Team Handbook. The site offers several excellent management articles. He taught with Deming. Peter was a good friend and his management ideas are well worth studying.

Shmula by Peter Abilla
"This blog is my take on technology, business, operations, The Toyota Production System / Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Queueing Theory, operations research, building software, the customer experience (especially ethnography and design thinking and word-of-mouth marketing)"