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In their landmark book The Machine That Changed the World, James Womack and Daniel Jones, two of the top industrial analysts is the world, explained how companies can dramatically improve their performance through the "lean production" approach pioneered by Toyota. Lean Thinking extends these ideas to provide a rallying cry for today's corporate leaders.
After a decade of downsizing and reengineering, most companies in North America, Europe, and Japan are still stuck, searching for a formula for sustainable growth and success. The problem, as Womack and Jones explain in Lean Thinking, is that managers have lost sight of value for the customer and how to create it. What's needed is "lean thinking" -- a groundbreaking new mindset that is revolutionizing the way of the modern business world.
Using case studies of "lean" companies around the world who have energetically embraced leanness in pursuit of their own perfect enterprises, Womack and Jones explain this exciting new concept in fascinating detail.
Clearly demonstrating the simple ideas behind lean thinking that can breathe new life into any company in any industry. Lean Thinking offers a new way of thinking, being, and doing for the serious manager -- one that will change the world.
About: A revised edition offers insight into how to implement an efficiency system and cost-cutting strategies that are based on what customers really want, outlining a process of creating value, explaining how to identify and remove unnecessary steps, and making suggestions on how to reduce lead time.
About: Shows how to create a lean enterprise by keeping in mind what customers really want, not what it is possible to get them to accept, and provides examples from twenty-five American firms
About: Shows how to create a lean enterprise by keeping in mind what customers really want, not what it is possible to get them to accept, and provides examples from twenty-five American firms.
About: Describes how to create an efficient enterprise by focusing on true customer needs rather than pressuring them to buy what is most convenient for the company, and provides examples from American firms who have practiced this philosophy successfully.
About: A guide to helping listeners identify value by asking the question: 'What does the customer really want?
About: Describes how to create an efficient enterprise by focusing on true customer needs rather than pressuring them to buy what is most convenient for the company, and provides examples from American firms who have practiced this philosophy successfully.
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