Another resource is providing worthwhile lean manufacturing podcasts. The first of an eight video podcast series by Gary Conner [the broken link was removed] is available now. He is author of Lean Manufacturing for the Small Shop (Shingo Prize – winner [the broken link was removed]) is a good introduction to lean manufacturing ideas.
Related: blog posts on management improvement webcasts – Google Videocasts on Customer Focus – Lean Podcast: Bodek
– Lean Blog: Liker
Gary Conner also wrote Six Sigma and Other Continuous Improvement Tools for the Small Shop