The book that is supposed to have started the Lean-revolution. As a book that describes the auto-industry, it is fair (even though the authors acknowledge that they were overly naive and sometimes plain wrong), but as a book that should herald a new way of thinking within manufacturing, it leaves me untouched.

Nevertheless, I would recommend it as a overview of a very important industry that affects us all, in todays society. Just don't expect any revelations.