Books

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Instituting a Lean business system is a career-long learning commitment. We strongly encourage the continuous study of Lean principles and philosophies to enhance your understanding of – and transition to – Lean thinking. Below is a list of books that we recommend. (Links for purchasing these books are provided as a courtesy)

	The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles From The World’s Greatest Manufacturer
	Lean Machines: Learning From the Leaders of the Next Industrial Revolution
	Better Thinking, Better Results
	Kanban for the Shopfloor Learning Package: Kanban Just-in Time at Toyota: Management Begins at the Workplace
	Implementing a Mixed Model Kanban System: The Lean Replenishment Technique for Pull Production
	Making the Numbers Count: The Management Accountant as Change Agent (Corporate Leadership)
	The Sayings of Shigeo Shingo: Key Strategies for Plant Improvement (Japanese Management)
	Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production
	Lean Thinking : Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation
	Real Numbers: Management Accounting in a Lean Organization
	Henry Ford’s Lean Vision: Enduring Principles from the First Ford Motor Plant
	The Machine That Changed the World : The Story of Lean Production
	Poka-Yoke: Improving Product Quality by Preventing Defects
	Understanding Variation: The Key to Managing Chaos
	Learning to See: Value Stream Mapping to Add Value and Eliminate MUDA
	Kaizen: The Key To Japan’s Competitive Success
	Kaizen for the Shopfloor Learning Package: Becoming Lean: Inside Stories of U.S. Manufacturers