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Chapter 2
Lean Production System
Adopt the new philosophy . . . we are in a new economic age.
W. Edwards Deming
Lean production, also known as the Toyota Production System, means doing
more with less—less time, less space, less human effort, less machinery, less
materials—while giving customers what they want. Two important books
popularized the term “Lean”:
◾ The Machine That Changed the World, by James Womack, Daniel Jones,
and Daniel Roos and published by Simon & Schuster in 1990
◾ Lean Thinking, by James Womack and Daniel Jones, published by
Simon & Schuster in 1996
Although Lean principles are rooted in manufacturing, I have found that
they ...