Supplying Lean practitioners with a formal process for keeping up with technological advances and shifting business requirements, this book provides the tools to survive and prosper through the current business environment. It introduces cutting- edge business solutions from the fields of chemical engineering, aircraft production, and business psychology-explaining how to integrate them with proven Lean principles. After providing a foundation in essential Lean concepts, the text reports on the latest advances in process understanding. It illustrates how new products are being developed using updated Lean thinking and also demonstrates the impact of e-commerce on Lean production systems.