Taiichi Ohno (1912–1990)

This book is - as mentioned bij others - a remarkable object, coming from one of the founder fathers of Toyota's Lean Adventure. The book is not written by him, but is the result of several discussions (or monologues) from Ohno. As such it is already possible to use as a study of Ohno himself.
However,I suppose that Ohno-san would not like to be a hero or a white knight. This is not lean thinking, where the real hero's are those who add real value to the endcustomer.
So, this book is of no show more help if you have not yet experienced by yourself what lean is or could be. Only when you experienced the long road to lean horizons, you can appreciate the thinkings and concerns of this man. This book will help you to reflect more deeply on problems and solutions. It will make it clear that lean is not an endpoint but a resentless never-ending marathon. Enjoy and suffer! show less

This is an amazing book. Together with "The Machine That Changed the World." It completely transformed the way I thought about how things get made.

Up with Kaizen, down with Muda.

I included this book in my book: The 100 Best Business Books of All Time. www.100bestbiz.com.