tl;dr: Lean is not just about speed or efficiency. Lean, properly understood, improves flow and quality at the same time–along with safety, cost, and morale. The idea that Lean “makes bad stuff faster” is a persistent Lean Six Sigma myth that ignores Toyota’s actual practices and the foundations of the Toyota Production System. RUN AWAY IF YOU HEAR SOMEBODY SAY THIS… I sometimes torture myself by watching webinars given about “Lean Sigma” or “Lean Six … Continue reading The Myth That Lean Is About Speed, and Why It Gets Toyota Wrong