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The Top 100 Lean books by
John Bicheno

John Bicheno, an expert in Lean methodologies, continues to maintain and publish the definitive "Top 100 Lean Books." This valuable resource is an exceptional reference for our Network.

The Top 100 Lean books by John Bicheno

John Bicheno, an emeritus professor at the University of Buckingham's School of Business, was born in South Africa. He has engineering degrees from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and worked for 12 years in industry and local government in South Africa. His areas of expertise include project and design engineering, management services, operations research, and operations management. John started learning about lean with Toyota in South Africa in 1982.

In 1987, John became a senior lecturer in operations management at the University of Buckingham. He was promoted to reader in 1990 and served as dean in 1992. John's interests lie in lean operations for service and manufacturing industries, believing that becoming 'lean' is a priority for all operations-led organisations.

He has authored several best-selling books, such as The Lean Toolbox, and has designed numerous participative games in lean and service. John was also the founding director of the MSc in Lean Operations at the Lean Enterprise Research Centre (LERC) from 1999 to 2012, supervising over 80 master's dissertations. He has also served as a Shingo examiner and joined the APICS CPIM ECO Certification Committee in 2013.

John maintains the updated list of his top 100 books on lean. 

John Bicheno

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Lean-Driven Innovation

average rating is 4 out of 5

Author:

Majerus, N

Date:

2016

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The Toyota Way Fieldbook

average rating is 4 out of 5

Author:

Liker, J and Meier, D

Date:

2006

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Business Bullshit

average rating is 4 out of 5

Author:

Spicer, André

Date:

2018

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The Power of Habit

average rating is 4 out of 5

Author:

Duhigg, C

Date:

2012

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Transforming Performance Measurement

average rating is 4 out of 5

Author:

Spitzer, D

Date:

2007

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The Idea-Driven Organization

average rating is 4 out of 5

Author:

Robinson, A and D Schroeder

Date:

2014

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Creating a Lean Culture (second edition)

average rating is 4 out of 5

Author:

Mann, David

Date:

2010

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The Startup Way

average rating is 4 out of 5

Author:

Ries, E

Date:

2017

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The Lean Mindset

average rating is 4 out of 5

Author:

Poppendick, M and Poppendick, T

Date:

2014

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You're about to make a terrible mistake

average rating is 4 out of 5

Author:

Sibony, O

Date:

2020

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The Box

average rating is 3 out of 5

Author:

Levinson, M

Date:

2006

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Creating Mixed Model Value Streams (second edition)

average rating is 4 out of 5

Author:

Duggan, Kevin

Date:

2012

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Mastering Lean Product Development

average rating is 4 out of 5

Author:

Mascitelli, R

Date:

2011

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Workplace Management

average rating is 3 out of 5

Author:

Ohno, T

Date:

2001

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Evidence-Based Management

average rating is 3 out of 5

Author:

Barends, E and Rousseau, D

Date:

2018

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One Mission: How Leaders Build Team of Teams

average rating is 4 out of 5

Author:

Fussell, C & General S McChrystal

Date:

2017

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