In this remembrance posted on Forbes, Jim Womack, founder of the nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute and a key figure in explaining the elements of lean management, recalls the impact of the work of James E. Harbour, whose pioneering research into automotive productivity helped spur North American car companies to begin improving. Harbour died in September 2014 at the age of 86.
Forbes Carries Jim Womack’s Reflection on James Harbour’s Research
September 12, 2014