http://www.lean-transform.com/ : Lean Transformations Group, LLC applies fundamentals of the Toyota Production System to manufacturing as well as non-manufacturing environments (i.e. hospitals, clinics, school systems, etc.) through their workshops and consulting. They lead the way in Lean Thinking to improve quality and reduce cost for any organization. Lean Transformations group, LLC delivers results because of their expertise in applying the Toyota Production System to any environment. Many organizations struggle with the same challenges: the customer keeps lowering the price. Now is the time to apply the successes of Lean concepts to your business! Visit this site to find how they can help you to apply the Toyota Production System and it’s principles to your organization. 

http://www.artoflean.com/  : This is Art Smalley's site. Art spent a lifetime working in Toyota in Maintenance and other functions and also advising consulting firms such as Mc Kinsey in their lean implementations. He is a technical wizard and manufactures his own miniature bolt factory that helps in simulating the Lean Production System. At this site you will be taken through a fascinating and highly value adding inside view of Toyota Production System.  

http://www.shingoprize.org/  : The Shingo Prize is regarded as the premier manufacturing award recognition program for North America. As part of the Shingo Prize mission and model, the Prize highlights the value of using lean/world-class manufacturing practices to attain world-class status. The Vision of the Shingo Prize is to be the "Nobel prize" in business, grounded in lean enterprise management leading to world-class and globally competitive business.  A number of major aerospace, engineering and automotive organisations have been awarded the Shingo Prize.  The Shingo Prize standard is coveted by most complex manufacturing organisations trying to impact the North American and European market.  

http://www.shingijutsu.co.jp/indx_e.htm : Shingijustu's founder Chihiro Nakao along with Iwata was a disciple of Taiichi Ohno the great Toyota Chief Engineer, and developer of the Toyota Production System. Their Kaizen workshop has a strong implementation bias, and you may get to visit a Japanese Toyota plant if you are lucky.

http://www.doms.iitm.ac.in/index.htm : IIT Madras, India offered an M Tech (Industrial Management) programme for nearly four decades. This programme catered to only engineering graduates. In 1991-92, one of the first national level surveys of B-schools and business education programmes in our country. This M Tech programme was rated among the top three. The alumni of the programme now occupy top positions in many world-class organizations. The MBA programme at IIT-M was conceptualized taking into account the strong and urgent need for well educated and developed managers who would not only be able to understand the finer nuances of business but also be able to put into practice the knowledge and values acquired during the programme. Currently, the department offers degrees in MBA, MS and PhD’s in various functional areas and specialized domains of the industry.  The School of Management or Department of Management Studies as it is called offers "Visionary Leaders for Manufacturing Programme" as part of an initiative taken by National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council, in collaboration with Indian Institutes of Management. They have offered to host various training programmes offered by Lean Management Institutes of India as part of their effort to promote Lean Management.  

http://imvp.mit.edu/index.html : International Motor Vehicle Programme (IMVP) is the oldest and largest international research consortium aimed at understanding the challenges facing the global automotive industry. IMVP, founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1979, has mapped lean methodologies, established benchmarking standards, and probed the entire automotive value chain. The program's data-driven methods set the standard for industry research.