A Google user
Phenomenal perception of the auto industry. An education in itself, this book not only provides a remarkable history of the industry but a valuable look at lean production. It explains with cutting insight it will explain many trends one can observe just by taking a drive, and provides a framework for industrial organization that will provide any reader with instant background. The book is at times overly academic in the way it presents scenarios, but despite this it is still a surprisingly easy read. Womack and Jones have fantastic insight into the manufacturing apparatus, however I would question the section on lean selling. It is based on analogies and assumptions carried over from the manufacturing comparisons they make, which will not be as applicable but are none the less worth considering as counterfactuals. This is an extraordinarily valuable read, and a must for anyone with an above average interest in business or the auto industry.
Christopher Oden
Just finished this book up and loved how it described how the craft/mass/lean production all came to be. It doesn't so much teach any techniques, it more describes how the concepts themselves came to be and why. Good read, but might need to look elsewhere in terms of how to apply some of these techniques to other industries.
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A Google user
The perfect book i had seen in my career life,it means we will have one or two more method to challenge in our routine world