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title: "2 Lean Quotes By James P. Womack"
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> [“In the lean enterprise, however, the workforce on the plant floor needs to talk constantly to solve production problems and implement improvements in the process. What’s more, they need to have their professional support staff right by their side and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-womack/in-the-lean-enterprise-however-the-workforce-on-the-plant-floor-needs/)

[James P. Womack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-p-womack/)

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> [“We labeled this new way lean production because it does more and more with less and less.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-womack/we-labeled-this-new-way-lean-production-because-it-does-more-and-more/)

[James P. Womack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-p-womack/)

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## Other authors on Lean

## More by James P. Womack

> [“Taiichi Ohno blamed this batch-and-queue mode of thinking on civilization’s first farmers, who he claimed lost the one-thing-at-a-time wisdom of the hunter as they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-womack/taiichi-ohno-blamed-this-batch-and-queue-mode-of-thinking-on/)

[James P. Womack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-p-womack/)

> [“In the lean enterprise, Sales and Production Scheduling are core members of the product team, in a position to plan the sales campaign as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-womack/in-the-lean-enterprise-sales-and-production-scheduling-are-core/)

[James P. Womack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-p-womack/)

> [“So, how do you make value flow? The first step, once value is defined and the entire value stream is identified, is to focus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-womack/so-how-do-you-make-value-flow-the-first-step-once-value-is-defined/)

[James P. Womack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-p-womack/)

> [“Steve Maynard’s solution was to form a team for each product to stick with that product during its entire production life. This team—consisting of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-womack/steve-maynard-s-solution-was-to-form-a-team-for-each-product-to-stick/)

[James P. Womack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-p-womack/)

> [“The first visible effect of converting from departments and batches to product teams and flow is that the time required to go from concept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-womack/the-first-visible-effect-of-converting-from-departments-and-batches/)

[James P. Womack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-p-womack/)

> [“By contrast, work in an organization where value is made to flow continuously also creates the conditions for psychological flow. Every employee has immediate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-womack/by-contrast-work-in-an-organization-where-value-is-made-to-flow/)

[James P. Womack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-p-womack/)

> [“The most important task in specifying value, once the product is defined, is to determine a target cost based on the amount of resources…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-womack/the-most-important-task-in-specifying-value-once-the-product-is/)

[James P. Womack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-p-womack/)

> [“How can performance be improved? Sweat and longer hours are not the answer but will be employed if no one knows how to work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-womack/how-can-performance-be-improved-sweat-and-longer-hours-are-not-the/)

[James P. Womack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-p-womack/)

> [“This approach seems completely backward to traditional managers who have been told all their lives that competitive advantage in manufacture is obtained from automating,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-womack/this-approach-seems-completely-backward-to-traditional-managers-who/)

[James P. Womack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-p-womack/)

> [“What is the muda-free cost of this product, once unnecessary steps are removed and value is made to flow? This becomes the target cost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-womack/what-is-the-muda-free-cost-of-this-product-once-unnecessary-steps-are/)

[James P. Womack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-p-womack/)

> [“started with marketing, which commissioned surveys comparing Wiremold’s products with the offerings of competitors. When an “opportunity” was identified, usually a gap in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-womack/started-with-marketing-which-commissioned-surveys-comparing-wiremold/)

[James P. Womack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-p-womack/)

> [“Our initial objective in creating a value stream “map” identifying every action required to design, order, and make a specific product is to sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-womack/our-initial-objective-in-creating-a-value-stream-map-identifying/)

[James P. Womack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-p-womack/)

> [“it’s hard for most managers to even see the flow of value and, therefore, to grasp the value of flow.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-womack/it-s-hard-for-most-managers-to-even-see-the-flow-of-value-and/)

[James P. Womack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-p-womack/)

> [“all of these activities—the creation, ordering, and provision of any good or any service—can be made to flow. And when we start thinking about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-womack/all-of-these-activities-the-creation-ordering-and-provision-of-any/)

[James P. Womack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-p-womack/)

> [“The problem here is not that there were too many firms involved. Each was appropriately specialized for its current task. The problem instead is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-womack/the-problem-here-is-not-that-there-were-too-many-firms-involved-each/)

[James P. Womack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-p-womack/)

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