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| 1. | Excellent book for all companies - breaks paradigms! |
| (Minneapolis, MN) October 29, 1998 - 5.0/5 stars |
| If you are interested in learning how to really make significant
breakthroughs in the value chain, this book is a must. The book has many
great examples and then goes on to give you a process to follow for
improving your... read full review |
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| 2. | This is the business bible! |
| (Dayton, OH) September 21, 1998 - 5.0/5 stars |
| As a strategic planning consultant, I recommend 'Lean Thinking' to all of
my clients. Some mistakenly view this book as a 'how to' for
manufacturing companies. While it is, it is also much more. It is an
attitude about ... read full review |
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| 3. | USE LEARN THINKING TO FIND 2,000 PERCENT SOLUTIONS |
| (Dayton, OH) March 31, 1999 - 5.0/5 stars |
| My sister was fortunate last week to visit the Pratt & Whitney plant
described in Lean Thinking. She was in awe of the changes they made,
their ability to integrate kaizen for five years into the way they run
... read full review |
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| 4. | Muda- An Organizational and Societal Evil |
| (Lodi, NJ) June 8, 1999 - 5.0/5 stars |
| The Machine That Changed The World brought an entirely new perspective on
manufacturing. This volume continues with the insightful features of the
last one.One of the significant departures from the earlier volume is... read full review |
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| 5. | Good Conceptual Overview of Eliminating Waste in Producing |
| (a happy Red Sox and Patriots fan in Boston) April 22, 2000 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Unlike most cost-reduction books, Lean Thinking has a strong conceptual
underpinning for thinking about improving your operations. The authors
move beyond the narrowest application of the lean manufacturing model... read full review |
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| 6. | Get the "muda" out of here. |
| (Arlington, Texas) January 22, 2001 - 5.0/5 stars |
| This book is better than "The Machine That changed the World."
For that matter this book is more useful than most in the field, and not
just for lean thinking. James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones are unique in... read full review |
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| 7. | Promising theory for the redesign of business. |
| (North Dakota) March 18, 1998 - 5.0/5 stars |
| The authors set out to test the ideas laid out in their previous work,
They apply the principles in their own factory and then take the reader to
other sites where we see the application. The theory is nicely laid out... read full review |
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| 8. | Good Book for Introduction to Lean!..need application book |
| (Indianapolis, IN United States) April 20, 2002 - 5.0/5 stars |
| This book was definately informative. Lean thinking is revolutionary in
approach. The text reviews a lot of success stories. Would like to see
another text that gets more into application, answering questions
like...How... read full review |
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| 9. | Russian edition of Lean thinking |
| (Russia, Moscow) January 28, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars |
| This book was translated and published in Russia in January 2004. We find
that it will be interesting and usefull for russian managers and
companies. |
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| 10. | A Roadmap for Efficient Value Creation |
| (Ann Arbor, MI United States) April 23, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Would you like to double productivity, cut development time by 60%, reduce
inventory by 65%, reduce throughput time by 95%, reduce capital investment
while doubling sales? Pre-existing assets, technologies,... read full review |
