Goldratt’s theory of constraints

Dettmer, H. William, Goldratt’s theory of constraints:  A systems approach to continuous improvement. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: ASQ Quality Press. 2007
ISBN 0-87389-370-0

Explanation of Theory of Constraints (TOC)

The Toyota way

Liker, Jeffrey K. The Toyota way : 14 management principles from the world's greatest manufacturer. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004. Print.
ISBN 0-07-139231-9

Author spend about 20 years of studying Toyota and formulate 14 principles described in details with history of Toyota and demonstrate how these principles was applied in different situations.

Lean Software Development

Poppendieck, M., Poppendieck, T. and Poppendieck, T. Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit. Boston: Addison-Wesley Professional, 2003. Print.
ISBN 0-321-15078-3

The book provides explanation of a lean approach to agile software development. Authors show how principles (and some practices) borrowed from Toyota production system applied to the process of software development. Also authors describe 21 "tools" which can be used to implement lean approach to agile software development.