I'm currently reading The Birth of Lean which is a book about interviews done with people involved in the early days of the development of the Toyota Production System. Chapter 1 is Taiichi Ohno:
which is a book about interviews done with people involved in the early days of the development of the Toyota Production System. Chapter 1 is Taiichi Ohno:"The Toyota Production System is one and the same with TQC [Total Quality Control] and with its principle of zero defects. They're simply different names for the same basic approach."
"In the workplace, trying something immediately, even something imperfect, is always better than letting things sit while you refine a solution."
"Some people would have liked to turn out as much work as possible for "the good of the company." ... I told them to go take a walk if they got ahead in their work. We were better off if they would just twiddle their thumbs."
"... some kinds of work do not allow for stopping the line or even varying the speed of the line. ... Those kinds of work call for other approaches to highlighting problems and promoting kaizen."
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