Toyota is the most documented Lean Company, talking about Lean Production.
1991 – The machine that changed the world – This was the first time Toyota opened it’s doors to external consultants based on the TPS (Toyota Production System) developed by Womack and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “The 5 Steps to Lean” (specify value, identify the value stream, make the value flow, let the customer pull, pursue perfection) were defined in this book.
1996 – Lean Thinking (Womack and Jones) – Easier to read, still based on TPS (Manu) with Case Studies
1997 – Concurrent Engineering Effectiveness – Jeff Liker and based on some of Toyota’s Engineering Principles
2002 – Lean Enterprise Value –
2004 – The Toyota Way – Jeff Liker – Business Philosophy and 14 Management Principles
2006 – The Toyota Product Development System – Jeff Liker – based on the product development system not manufacturing. The product development system is the key behind the TPS and this is the first book that explores Toyota’s PDS and this is their main competitive advantage. Easier to replicate the TPS than the PDS. 13 Principles broken down, easy to read and you can dip in and out of the book.
2007 – Toyota Talent – Jeff Liker – How to develop engineers
2007 – The Lean Product Development Guidebook –