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January 6th, 2004 by Hal

We've been running the description of the upcoming teleconference series with authors with a "to be announced" author. We're so pleased to announce that Jim Womack, coauthor of The Machine that Changed the World and Lean Thinking will be our guest in May. "The Machine…" continues to be a best-seller 14 years after it was first published. "Lean Thinking," now in a revised edition, brings the essence of the Toyota Production System and its implementation to readers at large.

I first met Jim about six years ago. He joined us as a speaker at The Neenan Company's annual conference on the issues that would shape the construction industry. As you might imagine, construction guys didn't think they had much to learn from a car guy, particularly one who talked about Toyota. But the times they have changed. Now every industry wants to learn about lean thinking. This should be a memorable session. Check out the description of the event and sign-up. There's no charge! When you have a minute, check out Jim Womack's Lean Enterprise Institute.

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