James Womack
James Womack is the researcher and author who introduced lean manufacturing to a Western business audience through his book The Machine That Changed the World, based on a massive MIT study of the global automotive industry. He founded the Lean Enterprise Institute to spread lean thinking.
Works
- The Machine That Changed the WorldLean manufacturing revolution transforming how companies reduce waste and improve
- Lean ThinkingLean philosophy extending from manufacturing to eliminate waste across all business
- Seeing the WholeLean transformation through understanding your entire value stream and system
- Learning to SeeVisual value stream mapping technique for identifying and eliminating waste
- Lean SolutionsApplying lean principles to customer solutions and organizational efficiency