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 Translated by Brian Miller with John Shook.
Foreword by Jim Womack
There are a lot of books that describe the Toyota Production
System, but most do so in a way that implies that there was a
master plan to create a company-wide improvement system. But as the
pioneers in The Birth of Lean explain, there was no master
plan—TPS came about through experimentation, trial and error, and
an evolution of ideas that shaped Toyota’s structure and management
system.
This is an honest look at the origins of Lean, written in the
words of the people who created the system. Through interviews and
annotated talks, you will hear first-person accounts of what these
innovators and problem-solvers did and why they did it. You’ll read
rare, personal commentaries that explain the interplay of
(sometimes opposing) ideas that created a revolution in
thinking.
In The Birth of Lean, you’ll get a glimpse
inside the minds and thought processes of the system’s creators and
innovators:
• Taiichi Ohno—the man who envisioned a way of working that would
evolve into the Toyota Production System
• Eiji Toyoda—the former Toyota President and Chairman who
oversaw the development of TPS and the inclusion of TQC at
Toyota
• Kikuo Suzumura—the Toyota manager recognized as the most
influential in translating Ohno’s ideas into actionable items
• Michikazu Tanaka—the manager and executive at Toyota affiliate
Daihatsu who adapted TPS to his organization
• Kaneyoshi Kusunoki—the former head of Toyota’s production
engineering organization who refined the buffering system in use in
Toyota’s operations
• Masao Nemoto—the Toyota executive central to the deployment of
TQC at Toyota
In this English translation of a previously published Japanese
book, you’ll hear the words of the people who created the
countermeasures that Toyota devised to address issues as they
arose—countermeasures that they continue to use and adapt today. By
understanding that the great minds that developed such a powerful
system started with simple experiments, you’ll be encouraged to
begin your own experiments and transform your organization.
Author: Shimokawa, Koichi and Takahiro Fujimoto
(Editors)
Publisher: Lean Enterprise Institute
ISBN: 978-1-934109-22-9
Number of Pages: 300
List Price: A$54.00
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