Reading List

     The reading list is separated into three different sections. The first is the Introduction Section which should be used by the first time reader of CPI, Lean or Process Improvement principles to tell you what it is and general information on how it works.

     The second section is the Advanced Section, which will tell readers how to use the tools and describes techniques in much more detail. This section is for Practitioners of CPI principles or those actively Facilitating process improvement efforts.

     The third section is the Additional Readings Section which will give more background into Process Improvement efforts through the years. The book by Henry Ford is especially interesting because it shows the Principles of Lean were introduced back in the early 1920s in the United States, not in Japan after 1945 as many think was the case.

     Finally, I have attached some links to Military Web sites that give details on the Military use of these techniques. These may only be functional for .mil readers.

 

 I suggest a new reader start with the Introduction section.

 

 CPI READING LIST

Introduction

 

1.  Lean Thinking.  (Basics of Lean)  James Womack & Daniel Jones.

 

2.  AFSO21 Air Force CONOPS & Implementation Plan.  Air Staff.

 

3.  The Goal.  (Theory of Constraints)  Eliyahu Goldrat & Jeff Coxt.

 

4.  Good to Great.  Jim Collins

 

5.  “High Velocity Culture Change.”  [Pamphlet]  Price Pritchett & Ron Pound

 

6.  The Reengineering Revolution.  Dr. Michael Hammer.

 

7.  Lean Six Sigma for Service.  Michael George.

 

Advanced Study

 

8. Implementing a CPI Culture. Maq and Michael Maquet

 

9.  The Toyota Way.  Jeffrey Liker.

The Toyota Way Field Book.  (Practical Guide)  Jeffrey Liker and David Meier

 

10.  The Leadership Challenge.  James Kouzes & Barry Posner

 

11.  The Heart of Change.  Dan S. Cohen

 

12.  The Complete Lean Enterprise - Value Stream Mapping for Administrative

and Office Processes.  Beau Keyte & Drew Locher.

 

Additional Reading

 

13.  Today & Tomorrow.  Henry Ford.

 

14.  The Machine That Changed the World : The Story of Lean Production.  James Womack, Daniel Jones, & Daniel Roos.

 

15.  Lean Enterprise Value: Insights from MIT's Lean Aerospace Initiative.  MIT authors.

 

16.  The Gold Mine.  (Lean novel)  LEI Books

17. Fail-Safe Leadership. Linda L. Martin and Dr David G. Mutchler 

Pope SO21 link: https://43aw.pope.af.mil/awstaff/SO/default.aspx

AFSO21: http://www.afso21.hq.af.mil/faqs.htm

AMC SO21: https://afkm.wpafb.af.mil/ASPs/CoP/OpenCoP.asp?Filter=OO-TR-AM-05