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 enlarge | Authors: James P. Womack, Daniel T. Jones
Publisher: Free Press
Category: Book
List Price: $26.85
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Avg. Customer Rating:  50 reviews
Sales Rank: 191192
Media: Paperback
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1.3
ISBN: 0743231643
Dewey Decimal Number: 658
EAN: 9780743231640
ASIN: 0743231643
Publication Date: July 7, 2003
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Condition: *** HARDCOVER *** Simon & Schuster; 1st edition (September 9, 1996) *** some highlight. text cover shelfworn, creased on edges ***
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Timeless Principles April 1, 2008
Lean Thinking illustrates principles from Eliyhu Goldratt's "The Goal", using specific examples of organizations that have used a common sense approach to eliminating waste in obtaining a market advantage. The book advocates using internal talent to re-examine processes and discourages benchmarking. This is a bit ironic as the book is full of benchmark examples. The company I work for is currently implementing lean principles with a good degree of success. The book has been a great resource for our continuous improvement champions as it has shifted the ways in which they think.
Interesting book but very dull. August 27, 2007
I found this book to be interesting, but I hard trouble finishing it because the writing was so boring. Despite the dullness the book did get me thinking of product in a different way.
 Womack and Jones, very engaging. August 26, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Lean Thinking- A very well written account of a long study of the theory of customer driven value thinking. The elimination of waste in accomplishing customer driven trade is the main goal of this theory. The book has been tuned over a series of revisions, so it is well polished. While I am no expert on the topic, I can at least attest to the fact that the volume is well written and referenced. Their views are spread over a period of many years, giving them the benefit of tracking case study performance over the long term. Companies both large and small have been studied and tracked to determine the benefits of these theories.
Worth Every Penny July 30, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A most readable book on an important subject of productivity. The comment on outsourcing is insightful and the emphasis on human element is so crucial. Productivity is not all about bigger and better machines but about management and employee been willing to take risks to think out of a box. Mr. Womack has made a significant contribution to the on-going dicussion of productivity in a globalized world.
My husband loved it April 9, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
My husband loved this book so much that this was actually purchased as a gift for another man in his office.
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