What's the best book you've read about reducing waste in manufacturing processes?

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Lean Thinking by Womack and Jones. I’m a certified Black Belt and Lean expert. I read the book 20 years ago and I’m reading it again now and it’s still the best in my opinion, much relevant today as it was two decades ago.

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Thanks for the recommendation! I can't wait to get my hands on it.

Definitely The Toyota Way

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I've read this one! Love it

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I stopped reading books. Switched to PDFs

The best book? Really? I don't think it takes an entire book to say, "Stop hiring people off the street with no experience and promote from within." That would reduce waste by 90 percent at most places.

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