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Going Lean
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- Narrated by: Jim Bond
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 07-02-08
- Language: English
- Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Regular price: $20.97
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Publisher's Summary
Led by a new breed of companies - Toyota, Wal-Mart, and Southwest Airlines - a powerful, yet unexpected mindset is reshaping the rules for business competitiveness. By using Lean Dynamics - based on the now famous Toyota Production System - companies everywhere can thrive in virtually any environment.
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- Van
- 01-22-09
Boring, boring, boring
This author repeats himself over and over again, throughout the book, throughout the chapters, until you finally decide to stop listening. Basically this book provides some vague notions about lean dynamics and is referencing Southwest Airlines and Toyota in every paragraph - without actually touching any specifics. Honestly, this book was a waste of my time and I would not recommend it to anyone.
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- Texfiddler
- 12-18-12
Lean Business speak....hard to follow
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
I have read almost every book on LEAN and this one makes a few points but is really hard to follow and apply to the every day running of a business.
What was most disappointing about Stephen A. Ruffa’s story?
No real applicable take aways...
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- Shaoxuan Li
- 11-26-15
no concrete information.
a rather empty survey of what author calls lean dynamics. he refered to a few of othrr lean books which are more worthy od reading.
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- Carlos Sosa
- Sto dog
- 10-12-16
Insights in manufacturing philosophy
A must read, takes lessons from history and explains it to us all. The reasons of successes and failures of companies in aerospace, auto
airlines and retail.
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- Iain
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the Voice it is not
Would you try another book written by Stephen A. Ruffa or narrated by Jim Bond?
I would listen to another or possible buy the book
Who was your favorite character and why?
N/A
How did the narrator detract from the book?
A lot. the voice was so Droll and on a subject that's not full of excitment it's just pain full. it was like being in the longest drollest lecture I'd ever been in... and I only got 20 mins in.
You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
not really
1 of 1 people found this review helpful