Kyle Harrison
to-read
Factory Physics
Factory Physics: Foundations of Manufacturing Management
- Author
- Wallace J. Hopp, Mark L. Spearman
- Published
- 1996
- Pages
- 720
- Recommended
- Once
Why it’s on the list: A textbook that treats manufacturing systems with the rigor of physics — queueing, variability and Little’s Law as the laws that govern throughput, cycle time and inventory on a factory floor.
Where I heard about it
- On Mustafa (@oprydai)‘s X list of books “that’ll teach you building vertically integrated companies”, September 30, 2026 — sixteen covers on manufacturing, operations and industrial history. Captured on books, that’ll teach you building… (tweet).
Connections
- books, that’ll teach you building… (tweet) — on Mustafa’s list of books for building vertically integrated companies.