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Lean Management Books
The Lean Enterprise Memory Jogger Desktop Guide: Create Value And Eliminate Waste Throughout Your CompanyThe Lean Enterprise Memory Jogger Desktop Guide: Create Value And Eliminate Waste Throughout Your Company by Richard L. Macinnes
Buy new: £3.19 / Used from: £2.72
Fantastic little book to carry around. Very well written. Makes the process of implementing lean clear.
The Toyota Way Fieldbook: A Practical Guide for Implementing Toyota's 4PsThe Toyota Way Fieldbook: A Practical Guide for Implementing Toyota's 4Ps by Jeffrey Liker
Buy new: £10.19 / Used from: £10.62
Explores the philosophies of lean management in detail. Not a "how-to" book but excellent induction into philosophy.
Lean Transformation: How to Change Your Business Into a Lean Enterprise: How to Change Your Business into a Lean EnterpriseLean Transformation: How to Change Your Business Into a Lean Enterprise: How to Change Your Business into a Lean Enterprise by Bruce A. Henderson
Buy new: £11.55 / Used from: £5.95
Very well written. Sets the scene for lean as a management system. Little detail on tools.
Lean Six Sigma for Service: How to Use Lean Speed and Six Sigma Quality to Improve Services and TransactionsLean Six Sigma for Service: How to Use Lean Speed and Six Sigma Quality to Improve Services and Transactions by Michael L. George
Buy new: £11.99 / Used from: £9.43
A good overview of lean and project managing implementation. Lots of case studies.
Creating a Lean Culture: Tools to Sustain Lean ConversionsCreating a Lean Culture: Tools to Sustain Lean Conversions by David Mann
Buy new: £18.04 / Used from: £19.43
Tools to help leaders manage in a lean environment.
Andy & Me: Crisis and Transformation on the Lean JourneyAndy & Me: Crisis and Transformation on the Lean Journey by Pascal Dennis
Buy new: £11.99 / Used from: £9.31
Giving an overview of the lean management system in a novel format. Easy to read though little detail on tools.
Practical Lean Accounting: A Proven System for Measuring and Managing the Lean EnterprisePractical Lean Accounting: A Proven System for Measuring and Managing the Lean Enterprise by Brian H. Maskell
Buy new: £25.64 / Used from: £28.87
The standard work on lean accounting and the best management accounting book I've read in years. I also like "Who's Counting" only available on amazon.com
Lean Production Simplified: A Plain Language Guide to the World's Most Powerful Production SystemLean Production Simplified: A Plain Language Guide to the World's Most Powerful Production System by Pascal Dennis
Buy new: £18.08 / Used from: £21.78
A plain English guide to lean philosophy and tools. Excellent for beginners.
The Lean Pocket Guide: Tools for the Elimination of Waste!The Lean Pocket Guide: Tools for the Elimination of Waste!
Buy used from: £14.47
A compendium of lean tools. An updated version of this guide is available from Amazon.com.
The New Lean Toolbox: Towards Fast, Flexible FlowThe New Lean Toolbox: Towards Fast, Flexible Flow by John Bicheno
Buy new: £9.88 / Used from: £10.50
A British guide that combines lean tools with other "project management" approaches.
Toyota Culture: The Heart and Soul of the Toyota WayToyota Culture: The Heart and Soul of the Toyota Way by Jeffrey Liker
Buy new: £9.59 / Used from: £10.03
Developing a lean culture is essential to sustain lean improvements. This is the most comprehensive book available in the field.