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The document discusses the principles of Continuous Process Improvement, highlighting the lean production methods introduced by James Womack and Daniel Jones in their works on the Toyota Production System. It emphasizes the importance of eliminating waste in organizations through lean thinking and the concept of a lean enterprise. The updated edition of Lean Thinking provides insights and lessons from various companies that have successfully adopted these practices.

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The document discusses the principles of Continuous Process Improvement, highlighting the lean production methods introduced by James Womack and Daniel Jones in their works on the Toyota Production System. It emphasizes the importance of eliminating waste in organizations through lean thinking and the concept of a lean enterprise. The updated edition of Lean Thinking provides insights and lessons from various companies that have successfully adopted these practices.

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Notes on Continuous Process Improvement 28 April 2008

Reviewer’s Comments
In 1988 James Womack first described Toyota as a “lean” corporation. Womack and co-writer Daniel Jones
described the Toyota Production System (TPS) in The Machine That Changed the World. In 1990, the two
toured companies in Europe, North American, and Japan presenting ideas on how to convert mass production
practices to lean practices. Lean Thinking, first published in 1996, is a survey of the lean movement. It clearly
describes the waste found in mass production, explains the five principles of lean thinking, and then draws
lessons from real companies who have successfully implemented lean ideas. Lean Thinking is not a technical
how-to text on production, but an enlightened overview of top-level lean ideas and applications. This updated
edition includes lessons that the authors have collected between 1996 and 2003, especially the concept of a lean
enterprise – a collection of companies working lean together to produce a single product with the least wasted
effort and capital. The book is well-written, researched, and organized, and the authors make a strong case that
lean is universal and will benefit any organization in any endeavor. Lean thinking and practices are the single
most powerful tool for eliminating waste in any organization.

Prepared by: LtCol Brendan B. McBreen, 1st RTBn, RTR, MCRD PISC, 843-228-2467, [email protected]

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