1. Ohno, T. (1988). Toyota Production System: Beyond large-scale production. Cambridge, MA: Productivity Press.
2. Shingo, S. (1989). A study of the Toyota production system from an industrial engineering viewpoint. Portland, OR: Productivity Press.
Historical Origins of Lean
1. Ford, H. (1988). Today and tomorrow. Portland, OR: Productivity Press.
2. Womack, J. P., Jones, D. T., & Roos, D. (1990).The machine that changed the world: The story of lean production. New York, NY: HarperCollins.
3. Taylor, F. (1978). The principles of scientific management. In J. Shafritz & P. Whitbeck (Eds.), Classics of organizational theory. Oak Park, IL: Moore.
Management
4. Deming, W. E. (1986). Out of the crisis. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
5. Ohno, T. (1988). Workplace management. Portland, OR: Productivity Press. ISBN 0-915299-19-4
6. Senge, Peter. (1990). The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization. New York: Currency/Doubleday.
Kaizen
7. Imai, Masaaki (1986). Kaizen: The Key to Japan’s Competitive Success. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill
Quality Tools
8. Ishikawa, K. (1986). Guide to Quality Control, Quality Resources. 2Rev Ed edition.
Cost System
9. Monden, Yasuhiro (1992). Cost Management in the New Manufacturing Age: Innovation in the Japanese Automotive Industry. Cambridge, MA: Productivity Press, ISBN 0-915299-90-9
Training Information
10. Dinero, Donald A. (2005). Training Within Industry; The Foundations of Lean. New York, NY: Productivity Press. ISBN1-56327-307-1
Technical Information
11. Hopp, Wallace J. and Spearman, Mark L. (2000). Factory Physics; Foundations of Manufacturing Management. 2nd Ed., Irwin McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-256-24795-1