LeanBlog Podcast #13 brings us part 2 of our discussion with James P.

Womack of the Lean Enterprise Institute, the author of many books

including the classic (published 10 years ago) Lean Thinking and the

more recent Lean Solutions. Part 1 can be found by going to

www.leanpodcast.org

In the second podcast, Jim discusses the state of manufacturing in

China, including some factors to consider when competing with China,

or setting up shop in China. Jim talks about the tradeoffs between

manufacturing for export versus manufacturing in China for the local

market.