"Rebirth of American Industry is an important book. It blows the lid off many of the assumptions, processes, and metrics that have led our country down a road that has shipped millions of jobs overseas."
"This excellent book will make some enemies. It is outspoken, hard-hitting, and correct. The authors answer the question "whay have so few American companies successfully transformed themselves into lean organizations". They take us back to the origins of lean at Ford Motor Company and Toyota, and contrast them with the modern American manufacturer. The solutions advocated will be unpopular because they cut to the heart of "professional" management theory and show that the lean transformation must start not on the shop-floor but by active transformation in the executive offices."
"I highly urge you to splurge on this book. Don't let the price keep you from buying it. You need to get it into the hands of your top leaders. Have discussion on what your current system drives you to do that is counterproductive. Keep pushing until everyone in your organization agrees that the current system of measurement and accounting needs to change, and then change it. It is the only way you will have true success with lean. If you do this book could be priceless."
"Bill describes the wrong assumptions, priorities and fundamental errors of the DuPont / Sloan management system and shows, how the poor manufacturing performance of most companies is the natural result of adopting this system."
"I've wondered in the past why the considerable investment in Lean Six Sigma by Ford, GM and Delphi didn't pay off - now I'm beginning to understand. This is an important book that applies to all industries not just manufacturing."
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"In the shared desire to see American manufacturing thrive, authors Kevin Meyer and Bill Waddell have poured their knowledge, opinions, and ideas into their blog for the past two years. Sometimes tongue in cheek, usually provocative, occasionally humorous, but always passionate, they point out the failures of companies, organizations, and individuals in the manufacturing industry while also lauding those that understand true excellence."
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