• Remade in America: Transplanting and transforming Japanese Production Systems

    Liker, J.K., Fruin, M., and Adler, P. (editors)

    N..Y.: Oxford University Press, 1999

    A group of students uses case studies to explain in detail the process for transferring and transforming the best Japanese management system by the Japanese and Americans in U.S. companies. “Remade in America” is a rich analytical resource for manufacturing professionals.

  • Engineered in Japan: Japanese Technology Management Practices

    Liker, J.K., Ettlie, J.E., and Campbell, J.C. (editors)

    N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 1995

    This book distinguishes the life cycle of a technology and analyzes each step of it: research and development, product development and process development, production management and methods, development of technologies and the organizational learning.

  • Concurrent Engineering Effectiveness: Integrating product development across organizations.

    Fleischer, M. and Liker, J.K.

    Hanser-Gardner, 1997

    This book explains how to integrate all business functions in the development of a new product using the technique of simultaneous engineering.

  • Creating continous flow

    Rother, Mike and Rick Harris

    Lean Enterprise Institute

    The book explains how to introduce and sustain lean flows of material and information in the cells that make the pace of production, a prerequisite for a lean value stream. All this, in very simple terms. It is a design guide of a working cell that allows you to save costs and time.

  • The birth of Lean

    Shimokawa, Koichi and Takahiro Fujimoto

    Lean Enterprise Institute

    As the testimonials of the pioneers of lean production (Ohno, Toyoda, Suzumura) say, the TPS was not born from a general plan but through experimentation, trials, errors and an evolution of ideas that formed the structure and the management system of Toyota. This book presents the origins of TPS through the testimonials of its direct leaders.

  • Learning to See: Value Stream Mapping to Add Value and Eliminate MUDA

    Mike Rother

    Lean Enterprise Institute (June 1, 1999)

    Maps of value flow are fundamental for lean transformation. This book is a manual with step by step instructions that teaches you how to use this valuable tool to identify and eliminate waste.

  • Product Development for the Lean Enterprise

    Kennedy, Michael N.

    The Oaklea Press, 2003

    This book exposes a process-based management system that every leader can use to create an organization composed of responsible teams that in the future will carry out their work independently.

  • World Class Manufacturing

    Richard J. Schonberger

    Free Press, January 2008

    In "Word Class Manufacturing", Schönberger retells the success story of 100 U.S. companies - from Hewlett-Packard to Harley-Davidson, to General Motors, to Honeywell and Uniroyal - that have adopted the famous "just-in-time" production and the "total quality control" strategy. Based on the data he has collected, he explains how these companies have achieved their good results, highlighting the criteria for achieving the same objectives in their own company.

  • Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production

    Ohno, Taiichi

    Productivity Press, 1988

    This book contains the first information published in Japan on the Toyota production system (known as “just in time” production). In this book, Ohno, who created “just in time” for Toyota, reveals the origins, challenging the innovations and the endless evolution of the Toyota system into a comprehensive management system.

  • Becoming Lean: Inside Stories of U.S. Manufacturers

    Liker, J.K. (editor)

    Portland, Oregon: Productivity Press, 1997.

    The book contains a collection of stories taken from the producers that are about to address the lean revolution. This book goes beyond the description of lean management to include reports on process changes, their impact on the organization and the awards and benefits of becoming lean. The report not only provides a realistic view on what is needed to get to the lean philosophy, but the evidence of the performance benefits of the lean production systems.

  • Toyota Culture: The Heart and Soul of the Toyota Way

    Liker, J.K.

    Mc Graw Hill, 2008

    In "Toyota Culture" the authors reveal how Toyota selects, develops and motivates its staff to make them industrious in the construction of high quality products and how to extend this methodology to your company. The book provides the tools on how to find competent staff, capable and willing, how to start training and socializing with the employees, how to establish and communicate the key performance indicators of the business at all levels of the organization, how to train people in problem solving and in continuous improvement and then develop leaders who live and perpetuate the culture.

  • Lean product and process development

    Ward, Allen C.

    Lean Enterprise Institute

    In this book, the author provides the basic questions that guide the fundamentals of product development, notes the sources of waste in many organizations, and provides the milestones of the practice of lean developers, like Toyota and its partners that differentiate themselves substantially from conventional practices. Through the implications of their theories, the author gives specific practical recommendations on product and process development.

  • Lean Thinking

    Womack, James P. and Jones, Daniel T.

    Free Press, 1998

    Presentation of the lean manufacturing model. Any company must define its value to be created in the product that best suits the needs of the customer, the leaders have the responsibility to identify and clarify the flow of value. Although, according to the authors, the book is composed of a set of principles operate to create lasting value in any business and in every condition, the lean model is not demonstrated with broad applications to services. The book is a set of practical guidelines to streamline processes and gain efficiency.

  • The Machine That Changed the World: The Story of Lean Production

    Womack, James P., Jones, Daniel T., and Roos, Daniel

    Harper Perennial, 1990

    This book, published in 1990 when Toyota was still half the size of GM, was the first book to reveal the lean production system of Toyota, the backbone of its lasting success. Two completely different production systems are compared: lean manufacturing and mass production. The book stems from the largest and most thorough analysis ever undertaken by any industry: a 5 year analysis of the MIT. The authors document the benefits of lean production compared to mass production foreseeing the success of the first, not only in manufacturing but in every activity that creates value.

  • The Toyota Product Development System: Integrating People, Process, and Technology

    J. Morgan and Liker, J.K.

    Productivity Press, 2006

    The ability to market new and innovative products fast is a critical skill for any company with a customer-oriented philosophy – success driven, especially in the automotive sector. This book is the first that, after a thorough analysis of the product development methodology, has shown the Toyota automotive company most dynamic and efficient mindset. Thanks to the examples provided by Toyota and their U.S. competitors, Morgan and Liker show that the mapping of the value flow is an extremely powerful tool for continuous improvement. The categories of waste, specific to the product development process, are identified and defined and the countermeasures used by Toyota are provided.

  • The Toyota Way Fieldbook

    Liker, J.K. and David Meier

    McGraw-Hill, 2006

    The Toyota Way Fieldbook explains the philosophical aspects of Toyota’s operational systems, specifying the concepts and providing practical examples for the implementation and achievement of the success that Toyota has, in any organization. This book is helpful for companies that want to acquire knowledge from Toyota and develop systems that fit their unique culture. The book begins with a review of the principles of Toyota Way through the model of 4P - Philosophy, Processes, People & Partners, and Problem Solving. The accuracy of the details and the experience of the authors in guiding and supporting companies in lean transformation, develop models and ideas that explain the philosophies and principles of the Toyota production system.

  • Toyota Talent: Developing your People - The Toyota Way

    Liker, J.K. and David Meier

    McGraw-Hill, 2007

    Toyota Talent walks you through the strict methodology used by this company to develop highly profitable workers in-house. It begins with a review of the characteristic approach for people’s development potential, illustrating the crucial importance in creating a culture of learning and teaching in the organization. You will find some examples for the training of employees in all departments showing how to support and encourage each individual to reach the top of their own potential.

  • The Toyota Way: Fourteen Management Secrets from the World’s Greatest Manufacturer

    Liker, J.K.

    McGraw-Hill, 2004

    How to speed up processes, improve quality and reduce costs in any industry. In factories around the world Toyota produces cars of the highest quality and with fewer defects than all other competitors. The Toyota Way is a starting book that explains the principles of management and the business philosophy that is behind the quality and reliability reputation of Toyota worldwide.