Great story and useful information

I really enjoyed this book, story was great, it has sound of machinery when walking through a factory, birds chirping when hiking a trail, to rock music while driving home after a promotion. It has different voices of all the character's too, by far the best audio experience compared to other audio story books.

You get to see how a manufacting plant is run from the managers perspective, seeing the effects of new improvements. As a small business owner myself i have noticed areas that can be improved, based from the methods taught in this book.

Must read for anyone in business

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Anyone in business. I read it 30 years ago, and I have listened to it twice just now and it is still as relevant to anyone in business today. While it is set around a manufacturing plant, don't be fooled into thinking that it is just about manufacturing -- it is really about thinking, and how to think through improvements in any environment.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Jonah

Which scene did you most enjoy?

The scout troup hike, which explained the "drum, rope, buffer" concept without actually saying "drum, rope, buffer".

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Sometimes. The parallel story of Alex's family life was a nice emotional touch the first time reading, but it detracts on the next few readings, if you are like me and want to go back over the concepts and study the book in more detail.

Any additional comments?

A must read for business people.

Great listen for SME leaders

A bit 1980’s style but an excellent narrative used to articulate some dry business review practices based on Just In Time and Lean theories.

Relevant

Excellent way to deliver an otherwise dry topic. The story was engaging and complex concepts were delivered with ease.

It's a must! if your in industry read it!

This is a must if you are in industry. I think this is theost helpful book I have read in a very long time, informative and interesting. it's a must!

A very different style of book

this is much more than a book, it's a production. with different voices for each character done very well. on top of that, the content is brilliant. and applicable to anyone that produces products of any type. I'll be listening to it again soon.

it's ok. the voice is painful to 🙉 hear

having read a few books on agile , toc, lean this book is not a particularly mind blowing one. the value from the book is great but the voiceover just makes it really hard to get through.
its also a bit old fashioned for 2021!

A great read

The delivery of this book was the best of any audiobook I've read. They use different voices and background noises to bring you into the story.

The plot becomes a bit thin when the author tries to apply the underlying process of ongoing improvement to the main character's marital problems. I can see where the author was trying to show that these techniques could be used in all aspects of life, but in this example I think that offloading his parenting duties to his mother and winning an epic promotion at work probably had a lot more influence in saving his marriage than directly applying his mentor's techniques of process improvement.

I'm very glad to have read this book, it helped me understand the process of identifying what the goal is in any situation.

Wonderful, love learning through story

Was a little slow to start with, then once i started to understand where it was going, the story took off.

Fantastic!

This book might be old, but is still very relevant. The story-line is smooth and interesting to an extent you WILL forget you are listening to a business book.