Best books to learn about manufacturing

Some of these aren’t bad. The Goal, for example, is a great book for helping you build intuition about constraints. But by far, the best manufacturing book I’ve read is Factory Physics, but Hopp and Spearman. It rewards study with a mathematical understanding of how value chains work.

https://factoryphysics.com/factory-physics-3rd-edition

TWW is a great book.

Another book on the TPS: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0915299143

I would look beyond books to seek out great organizers, leaders, and organizations in manufacturing. Dell is another good example. There are many others spread around the world.

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I got my degree in Manufacturing Engineering, and work in hardware engineering. Funnily enough, I’m writing this on a shuttle that left the factory today on my way to the hotel.

The go to for my undergrad was Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing [1]. It gives a surface level understanding and isn’t too dry most of the time. It’s an interesting book that you can just open up and learn something new in. It’s more of a reference book than the “narrative” books that were linked too. It’s probably what people think of as a “Manufacturing Book.”

Then there’s the Bible, Machinery’s Handbook [2]. This probably isn’t what most people are looking for in a manufacturing book. Think of it as more of a giant list of tables and suggestions when trying to actually build something. It’s the one book I’ll always have at my desk, regardless of what I’m working on.

[1] https://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Modern-Manufacturing-Mat...

[2] https://www.amazon.com/Machinerys-Handbook-Toolbox-Erik-Ober...

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You're the 2nd other IE/manufacturing engineer I've found on the site!

I can second the recommendation for Fundamental Modern Manufacturing. This was required reading for my two hands-on manufacturing classes. They have so many manufacturing processes I hadn't heard of, and very good descriptions of them.