Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation (Hardcover)

James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones's classic book Lean Thinking has sold in the hundreds of thousands in a dozen countries. Today, nearly seven years after the publication of the first edition- and given ample evidence that businesspeople are finding the book increasingly relevant-it is clearer than ever that lean thinking is the single most powerful tool available for creating value while eliminating waste in any organization. As economies have gyrated, stock markets have crashed, and the poster companies of the 1990s have flown a ballistic trajectory, the lean exemplars profiled in the book-led by Toyota-have continued their methodical march from success to suc cess by creating truly sustainable value for their customers, their employees, and their owners. In this revised and updated edition, on top of offering the wealth of practical material from the first edition, Womack and Jones now bring the story of the continuing advance of lean thinking up-to- date, and also share a range of new tools aimed at the successful application of lean thinking.