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Article:  Beyond Lean: Building Sustainable Business and People Success through New Ways of Thinking  by Jamie Flinchbaugh
Book: Practical Lean Accounting: A Proven System for Measuring and Managing the Lean Enterprise by Bruce Baggaley, James Leflar, Brian H. Maskell

Article:  Custom Bending Company Cuts Lead Time and Boosts Productivity  by Don Kivell
Book: What is Lean Six Sigma? by Michael L. George

Article:  Manufacturing is not in Trouble  by Bruce Bartlett
Book: Product Development for the Lean Enterprise: Why Toyota’s System is Four Times More Productive and How You Can Implement It by Michael Kennedy

Article:  Connecting Lean and Organizational Learning  by Jamie Flinchbaugh
Book: The Lean Extended Enterprise: Moving Beyond the Four Walls to Value Stream Excellence By Terence Burton and Steven Boeder

Article:  How to Develop and Implement a Quick Changeover Program  by John R. Henry
Book: Value Stream Mapping: Eight Steps To Planning, Mapping, and Sustaining Lean Improvements

Article:  What is the “True” Cost of Manufacturing Downtime?  by Donald Fitchett
Book: Identifying Waste on the Shopfloor

Article:  Shift Your Plant Into High Gear  by Don Penkala
Book: Kanban Made Simple by John M. Gross, Kenneth R. McInnis

Article:  Lean Maintenance for Lean Manufacturing  by Howard C. Cooper
Book: Fundamentals of Preventive Maintenance by John M. Gross

Article:  The Roots of Lean Manufacturing  by
Book: Fundamentals of Flow Manufacturing by Gerard Leone, Richard D. Rahn

Article:  Lean Accounting – Beyond the Back Office  by Brian Maskell
Book: Accounting for World Class Operations by Jerry Solomon

Article:  Collaborative Manufacturing: An Overview  by Michael McClellan
Book: Collaborative Manufacturing: Using Real-Time Information to Support the Supply Chain by Michael McClellan

Article:  Reduce Inventories and Improve Business Performance  by R. Michael Donovan
Book: Supply Chain Networks and Business Process Orientation: Advanced Strategies and Best Practices by Kevin P. McCormack, William C. Johnson