For those that want to understand concisely Japanese Organisation Change within a American context you must read this book. David Bannister worked for an American manufacturing business that decided to adopt Japanese manufacturing principles based upon the Toyota Production System (TPS). The business already used the American Six Sigma principles in line with many American automotive businesses. So this gained him a unique opportunity to see and compare both the American and Japanese approaches to manufacturing. The idea for this book evolved out of an objective to try and communicate concisely how the Japanese approach Organisation Change which is very different to the American approach. But it needs to be appreciated that the Japanese culture has its own limitations against the American culture that more readily accepts radical changes. It is Japanese evolutionary change verse American revolutionary change. In fact those that choose to combine the two approaches are going to be the most successful businesses in the future.