The Goal
Eliyahu M. Goldratt, The goal: a process of ongoing improvement. 978-1-351-98212-2
It reads a little like a fanfic of a management philosophy, but that is all the ill-talk I will do on The Goal. It is manufacturing and management philosophy, explored through a story and with plenty of opportunities to work-out-the-solution before the text reveals it. The socratic approach is excellent, the story is decently compelling and the cases on manufacturing are clear yet non-intutive which makes the logic of solutions so much more satisfying.
An easy recommendation.