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Gemba Walks, Expanded 2nd Edition

By: Jim Womack
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In 12 new essays ranging from the provocative to the practical, and written specially for the second edition of Gemba Walks, author and management expert Jim Womack reflects on the past 30 years of lean and assesses the current state of lean today.

He also shares thoughts on how lean thinking and practice can continue to make the world a better place by gaining traction in areas such as government and health care, provides practical guidance for how leaders everywhere can realize the full benefits of a lean management system, and shares hope for continued improvement on the path to better work and more value.

Over the past 30 years, Womack has developed a method of going to visit the gemba at countless companies and keenly observing how people work together to create value. He has shared his thoughts and discoveries from these visits with the lean community through a monthly letter. With Gemba Walks, Expanded 2nd Edition, Womack has selected and reorganized his key letters and written 12 new essays.

Gemba Walks shares his insights on topics ranging from the application of specific tools to the role of management in sustaining lean as well as the long-term prospects for this fundamental new way of creating value. Hearing this book will reveal to listeners a range of lean principles as well as the basis for the critical lean practice of go see, ask why, and show respect.

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Compelling Story • Insightful Essays • Extensive Experience • Great Teacher • Lean Knowledge
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I have read many books on the subject and this one is full of wizdom and knowledge. It serves as a good check list of key requirements on how to do Lean.

A milestone

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first book I have read about this subject, there to many new terms to get used to, but great work on the essays that tell a very compelling story of the need to think about providing value for the customer, highly recommended.

Great essays!

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All the chapters / essays were good, but I especially liked the updates to the second edition.

Necessary Book for Business

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...and work of Womack and the efforts to build a better world to work and live in!

A truly wonderful journey through the world..

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As much as I thought I know about lean, this book was a true eye-opener on many topics. The format of short essays is super for the busy professional. I wish I'd read this book long ago...

One of the best books on lean

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As a Lean Practitioner, the insights from the book help bring Jim's extensive experience to the less practiced. Key points I haven't yet had to consider bring up real world challenges; like getting a bank loan with a company that is so lean, it doesn't have a whole lot of physical assets! Though it's a collection of essays and thus, a little scattered, it's a must read for anyone serious about lean.
#Lean #SelfDevelopment #Excellence #tagsgiving #sweepstakes

Great insight!

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This book was a pleasure to listen to on audible. The organization of this book was excellent and the length of the chapters made it very enjoyable. There is so much knowledge about lean theory and practicality in this book. I highly recommend it.

so much to learn

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Both a selling and a history of Lean movement. I was looking for more of a how to, but I ended up more sold on this management method.

A great book on history of Lean movement.

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I listened to this book during several plane rides - on my way to Gemba Walks. I have Gemba Walked on 4 continents, this book is great and very true to life in manufacturing.

If I were teaching college students for Industrial, Manufacturing, or Systems Engineering majors...I would make sure this book was read.

A Treasure! A marvelous Treasure

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A LEAN Engineers must read - succinct and relevant in today's volital volital political envirenment.

LEAN Engineers must Read

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