Principles Quote by James P. Womack

Lean thinking defines value as providing benefit to the customer; anything else is waste.

— Eric Ries

Lean is a way of thinking- not a list of things to do

— Shigeo Shingo

Learning to see waste and systematically eliminate it has allowed lean companies such as Toyota to dominate entire industries. Lean thinking defines value as…

— Eric Ries

“It’s vital that producers accept the challenge of redefinition, because this is often the key to finding more customers, and the ability to find…

— 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…

— James P. Womack

Lean not on your own understanding

— Anonymous

“let’s just reemphasize the critical leap in embracing value stream thinking: Stop looking at aggregated activities and isolated machines—the smelter, the rolling mill, the…

— 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…

— James P. Womack

“the value stream for specific products in a search for muda. To do this we have started to map out every step—each individual action—involved…

— James P. Womack

“In the lean enterprise, however, the workforce on the plant floor needs to talk constantly to solve production problems and implement improvements in the…

— James P. Womack

“So how, one wonders, does Lean,[i] the hot business methodology of the past two decades, continue to thrive when companies that sign up for…

— Employee X

“In the Lean Startup model, an experiment is more than just a theoretical inquiry; it is also a first product.”

— Eric Ries