Books

Rooted in just-in-time (JIT) and jidoka (built-in quality), TPS is much more than a manufacturing tool—it’s a philosophy of continuous improvement, flow, and respect for people. This book set breaks down Toyota’s 13 core pillars and shows how they work together to eliminate waste, ensure quality, and increase productivity.

Becoming a Principal Engineer is about more than technical expertise. The Principal Engineer's Journey offers a practical roadmap with proven frameworks, real-world examples and actionable guidance to help experienced engineers lead with greater influence and impact.

Move from running tests to leading quality: strategy aligned with business goals, automation ROI you can defend, and metrics that drive decisions.

A practical guide to diagnostics engineering, covering fault detection, condition monitoring, and health management. Learn the principles, methods, and real-world applications behind reliable diagnostic systems.

One approach represents pure technological disruption: rapid experimentation, aggressive automation, digital-first thinking, and a culture built on bold engineering decisions.The other reflects decades of proven operational discipline: hybrid thinking, resilient systems, structured problem-solving, and a deep commitment to continuous improvement at every level. Tesla revolutionizes with fully electric vehicles, direct-to-consumer sales, and bold autonomous features. Toyota dominates with its hybrid origins, mastery of the Toyota Production System (TPS), and steel-willed manufacturing excellence.

Just-in-Time Production takes you behind the scenes of Toyota’s revolutionary system, showing how the company emerged stronger than competitors after the 1970 oil crisis and became a global benchmark in manufacturing excellence. Learn why Western automakers misunderstood JIT—and how Lean Thinking, as popularized by James P. Womack, revealed the true power of connecting the whole value chain to customer demand.

Type two muda does not add value and can be quickly eliminated. An illustration is a process in a process village with disconnected phases that may be swiftly converted into a cell where unnecessary material moves and inventory are no longer necessary. A very small portion of all value-stream activities truly generate value as perceived by the client. The most effective way to boost business performance is to stop doing the numerous unnecessary things.

Projektmanagement und Agile haben Ihre Produktivität nicht so verbessert, wie Sie gehofft hatten? Termine sind oft nicht verlässlich vorhersagbar? TameFlux gibt Ihnen einen klaren Fokus durch Engpass-Optimierung für Unternehmen mit vielen Beteiligten

What happens when a quality management graduate discovers that the factory floor doesn't care about her degree? A story about standards, survival, and the real cost of poor quality.

Build BMS systems that don’t lie, don’t drift, and don’t catch fire. A practical guide for engineers who need real answers, not theory.

The ACM Code of Ethics won't protect you. This book traces how Harvard Business School deliberately stripped corporate America of its ethical guardrails, and applies lessons from military survival training to help software developers navigate the resulting power imbalance without losing themselves in the process.

Stop renting visibility. Start owning the infrastructure. Learn the protocol that delivered 548k hits and 95% Edge efficiency on a 20-year-old "rottame".

Don't waste your time to learn how to code. That's what AI is here for. This book focuses on the far more profound question: What to code? This is the new meta skill between now and 2030!