The Machine That Changed the World

Name: The Machine That Changed the World
Author: James Womack

by James Womack

Lean manufacturing revolution transforming how companies reduce waste and improve

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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.

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