The publisher Campus Elsevier has just released new editions of two books by Professor Marcus Vinicius Rodrigues, manager of the Cooperation Center with Africa and Portugal (NuCAP) based at FGV?s International Affairs Division (DINT). The sales of the books on quality, productivity and waste doubled in the first half of this year.The book Sistema de Produção Lean Manufacturing (?Lean Manufacturing Production System?), currently on it second edition, is one effective option for organizations seeking better results on waste and the optimization of technical, operational, physical and manpower resources. Professor Marcus presents the theme through an operating model he created and an intense visual communication with images and graphs designed in order to facilitate the reader's understanding.The book Qualidade Padrão Seis Sigma (?Six Sigma Standard Quality?), after three reprints of its second edition, has a new edition, the third, which was updated and expanded. The drastic improvement of processes in the pursuit of competitiveness, with an increase in profitability and customer satisfaction is the focus of the book, which, for these purposes, uses technical and analytical tools. To better apply these techniques and tools, the author uses a unified example in all chapters: ?A Short-term Course held by a fictitious institution called Business School. The goal is to review the implementation of all improvement actions in an integrated manner.The new editions of the books are already available at FGV Bookstore, located at Rua Journalista Orlando Dantas, No.44, in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro.