The Birth of Lean

by Takahiro Fujimoto

Book Overview

There are a lot of books that describe the Toyota Production System, but most do so in a way that implies that there was a master plan to create a company-wide improvement system. But as the pioneers in The Birth of Lean explain, there was no master plan-TPS came about through experimentation, trial and error, and an evolution of ideas that shaped Toyota's structure and management system. This is an honest look at the origins of Lean, written in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1934109223
• ISBN13: 9781934109229
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Lean Enterprise Institute, Incorporated
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"