Here’s a list of suggested reading related to lean manufacturing as curated by the editors of Woodworking Network:

• 2 Second Lean by Paul Akers (Great introduction and fast read.)
• The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt (A novel with lessons about flow in manufacturing.)
• The Toyota Way by Jeffrey Liker (A Westerner writes about the Toyota Production System.)
• Toyota Production System by Taiichi Ohno (One of the key developers of TPS explains it.)
• Fundamental Principles of Lean Manufacturing by Shigeo Shingo (The other key TPS developer explains lean.)
• The Machine that Changed the World by Daniel Roos, Daniel T. Jones, and James P. Womack (Fundamental study of lean as applied in automotive factories.)
• Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation by James P. Womack (Fundamental book the man who coined the term “lean manufacturing.”)