The Gold Mine: A Novel of Lean Turnaround

About the Book

The authors of this book are among the best-known Lean consultants in the automotive industry.

They skillfully combine the technical and human aspects of a Lean transformation at a manufacturing company on the verge of bankruptcy. Will the company’s leaders have enough courage and leadership? Are they ready to face the disorder in their own organization and acknowledge it?

These discoveries keep them awake at night. They trouble the novel’s main characters and force them to make difficult decisions.

Complex processes are described in a light, approachable style. Tense communication is balanced with humor and warmth. You experience the company’s transformation and genuinely root for the team of courageous entrepreneurs. Lean books may never before have been so rich in emotion and detail!

“This book is an excellent Lean-optimization counterpart to Eliyahu Goldratt’s The Goal,” — Serhii Komberianov, President of Lean Institute Ukraine.