Norman Bodek recorded this conversation with me in early 2012, on what would have been Taiichi Ohno’s 100th birthday. Having first met Ohno in 1981 and gone on to publish the English translation of Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production, Norman shares stories from Toyota and Toyota Gosei that you won’t find in the books — including the line Ohno used on him again and again: “Norman, you don’t understand just-in-time.” Episode #141 is a … Continue reading Norman Bodek Remembers Taiichi Ohno: “You Don’t Understand Just-in-Time”