Tag: Toyota

I recently had the opportunity to present a webinar hosted by my friends at the Shingo Institute, where I presented on the topic of...

There's a common misconception about Toyota's "Andon" system, often expressed as: "When a team member pulls the cord, the line stops." But that's not entirely accurate,...

I'm very happy to be participating in Jared Thatcher's "Global Lean Summit" event this September in Indiana. I'll be there to network and learn, which...

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #508 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Mike Hoseus, Executive Director...

Thanks, as always, to Ryan McCormack for this. He always shares so much good reading, listening, and viewing here! Subscribe to get these directly...

I have been really enjoying this book, released in 2021, by Kiyoshi "Nate" Furuta, a retired Toyota executive: Welcome Problems, Find Success: Creating Toyota...

Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! Subscribe to get...

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #499 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is James P. Womack. Jim...

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #498 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Jeffrey K. Liker. Jeff...

2024 Preface: I'm re-posting this blog post from 2012 about Lean at Boeing. The WSJ headline emphasizes "speed up," but that could be the...

Thanks to Timothy R. Clark and Junior Clark for this excellent episode of their "Culture by Design" podcast from LeaderFactor: In the episode, they debunk...

"It is in Toyota's DNA that mistakes made once will not be repeated." -- Akio Toyoda, Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation I love that quote from Mr....