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by Emily-Sue Sloane, MA Editorial Staff   | Abstract: | James Womack wrote the book on lean — make that many books. He didn't invent the practice, but he and his research colleagues knew a good thing when they saw it at Toyota. |
James Womack self-effacingly claims to be a megaphone for the smart people who figured out a better way to manufacture cars and run a company. But some say he has the power to change the world. And they point to his influence on them personally, their companies, and the manufacturing industry.
"I am positive, but for James Womack, that I would have gone out of business six years ago," states Matthew Lovejoy, president of aluminum castings manufacturer Lovejoy Industries. "He taught me to see."
Indeed, Womack has educated most of the manufacturing workforce on lean.
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