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May 2, 2020 Business

“The Machine That Changed the World: Based on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5-Million-Dollar 5-Year Study on the Future of the Automobile ” is a comprehensive and historical book providing extensive research into mass production and the development of Lean. A must-read to provide context to this critical approach for all business types.

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“The Machine That Changed the World: Based on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5-Million-Dollar 5-Year Study on the Future of the Automobile” is an impressive book, If you want a good introduction into the world of lean, this is the one. Authoritative, informative, and very readable. James P. Womack is the author of this perfect book. The author takes you on a journey, from the early days of automobile production to the present day (1990), explaining key events along the way and comparing old school methods with the more modern lean systems. Hats off to the VMs who opened their doors to this team and laid bare their relative successes and failures – brave. The Machine That Changed the World; The Story of Lean Production A great book that although becoming a little outdated portrays the ongoing trends in the automobile production industry in three major cultural areas.

The three areas are; the Asian lean production (Toyota) v.s. the American system,(mass production) v.s. the European craftsman system. On a larger scale it will and is affecting manufacturing everywhere. Henry Ford was the founder of the American mass production system, and Ford was very successful in adapting it to the aircraft and steel industries. American companies adopted this system and it is one of the main reasons for American pre-eminence in many industries worldwide. Toyota has become the founder of the Lean system of manufacturing.

Most of the early adherents to this system were other large Japanese companies, and responsible for the Japanese manufacturing miracle since the 1960s, as it was adapted from automotive to all manner of industries. The book is well written and interesting even though it is based on an MIT study of global trends in the auto industry. It will help anyone to accelerate their knowledge as we must understand the past before we can focus our energy on the future. We would recommend it to anyone in operations and not just in manufacturing but in any industry. It will open your eyes.

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Name: The Machine That Changed the World: Based on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5-Million-Dollar 5-Year Study on the Future of the Automobile
Author: James P. Womack
ISBN: 0892563508
Language: English
Genre: Automotive Industries, Lean Management, Industrial Management & Leadership,
Format: PDF/ePub
Size: 1 MB
Page: 336
Price: Free

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