Lean Library
The Office of Process Improvement has a library of Lean resources available for loan. Below is the list of resources that includes books, DVDs and workshop materials. These resources cover the basics of Lean, Lean culture building strategies, group facilitation, and specific Lean tools and concepts.
These resources are available for loan to all faculty, staff and students. Contact the Continuous Improvement Office at improvement-l@mtu.edu to check out a book. Feel free to stop by 136W Wadsworth Hall to check out the library in person.
Lean Library Resources Available for Loan
Click on the title to see more information. Some link pages may have purchase information, but remember, all books are available for loan at no charge from the Manager of Process Improvement!
Andy and Me: Crisis and Transformation on the Lean Journey
Beyond Change Management: Advanced Strategies for Today's Transformational Leaders
Business Officer Magazine - February 2013 edition with Dining Services article
Change Agents' Handbook: A Survival Guide for Quality Improvement Champions, The
Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right, The
Complete Lean Enterprise: Value Stream Mapping for Administrative and Office Processes, The
Deming's Profound Changes: When Will the Sleeping Giant Awaken?
Dr. Deming: The American Who Taught the Japanese About Quality
Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute
Everything I Know About Lean I Learned in First Grade
Factory of One: Applying Lean Principles to Banish Waste and Improve Your Personal Performance, A
Feeding the Zircon Gorilla and other team building activities
Four Days with Dr. Deming: A Strategy for Modern Methods of Management
Getting the Right Things Done: A leader's guide to planning and execution
Getting to Lean: Transformational Change Management
Group Facilitation Methods - This is a book from a workshop by The Institute of Cultural Affairs
Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean, The
How to De-Junk Your Life: Keys to Taking Control, Getting Organized and Getting It All Done
Human Side of Change, The: A Practical Guide to Organization Redesign
Idea Generator: Quick and Easy Kaizen, The
It's Our Ship: The No-Nonsense Guide to Leadership (Book on CD)
Kaizen: The Key to Japan's Competitive Success
Leader's Handbook: A Guide to Inspiring Your People and Managing the Daily Workflow, The
Leading Change: An Action Plan From the World's Foremost Expert on Business Leadership
Lean Accounting Guidebook: How to Create a World-Class Accounting Department, The
Lean Enterprise Memory Jogger, The
Lean Higher Education: Increasing Value and Performance of University Processes
Lean Human Resources: Redesigning HR Processes for a Culture of Continuous Improvement
Lean IT: Enabling and Sustaining Your Lean Transformation
Lean Solutions: How Companies and Customers Can Create Value and Wealth Together
Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation
Learning Organizations: Developing Cultures for Tomorrow's Workplace
Managing at the Speed of Change: How Resiliten Managers Succeed and Prosper Where Others Fail
Managing Change: Practical Strategies for Competitive Advantage
Managing The Unknowable: Strategic Boundaries Between Order and Chaos in Organizations
Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking - Concepts & Tools, The
New Lean Pocket Guide XL: Tools for the Elimination of Waste!, The
Open Book Management: The Coming Business Revolution
Organize Your Office: Simple Routines for Managing Your Workspace
Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions
Power of Innovative Thinking, The
Secrets of Facilitation: The S.M.A.R.T. Guide to Getting Results with Groups, The
Shortcuts to Creating & Maintaining Organized Files & Records
Systems Thinking: Managing Chaos and Complexity
Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How., The
Ten Steps to a Learning Organization
Thinking About Quality: Progress, Wisdom, and the Deming Philosophy
Today's Lean! Learning About and Identifying Waste - Pocket Guide
Today's Lean! Using 5S to Organize and Standardize Areas and Files - Pocket Guide
Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness, and Superior Results
Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production
Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer, The
Understanding A3 Thinking: A Critical Component of Toyota's PDCA Management System
Womack on Lean Management: A Live Video Seminar
The Process Improvement Office is always interested in expanding it’s Lean Library. Please send recommendations for Lean resources to wmdavis@mtu.edu.
