Tag: Toyota

Lesa Nichols: Reflecting on Hajime Oba and Her Toyota Experience

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Scroll down for video, how to subscribe, and more My guest for Episode #399 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is Lesa Nichols, a former...

Hide Oba Discusses His Legendary Father, Toyota’s Hajime Oba

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Joining me for Episode #397 is Hide Oba. His father was the late Hajime Oba, famous for his work at Toyota and the TSSC,...

Operational Excellence Mixtape: Best of 2020

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Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! 2020 was an unusual...

Steven J. Spear Remembers the Incredible Hajime Oba of Toyota

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Joining me again for Episode #386 is Steve Spear, who reached out to share recollections of one of his most influential teachers and mentors,...

Remembering Hajime Oba of Toyota and TSSC (1945-2020)

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I've seen a number of people post on LinkedIn about the passing of the legendary "Mr. Oba" of Toyota (sometimes spelled "Mr. Ohba") --...

CEO Akio Toyoda’s Perspectives on the Toyota Production System

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I was really happy to see this publication by Toyota, from Japan but in English: "Akio Toyoda's View on Toyota Production System" There are seven sections: 1....

Katie Anderson on “Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn”

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My guest for Episode #379, joining me for the fifth time, is Katie Anderson, author of the newly-released book Learning to Lead, Leading to...

Katie Anderson’s Webinar on “Learning to Lead” [Preview and Recording]

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I'm looking forward to the new book by my friend Katie Anderson, due out in July: Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn: Lessons from Toyota Leader...

Podcast #368 — Steve Feltovich on Deming and the Toyota Production...

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My guest for Episode #368 is somebody I've met fairly recently through his excellent posts on LinkedIn, Steve Feltovich. He is the president of SJF...

Busting Myths about Just in Time: The Implications for Healthcare Supply...

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Thanks to Professor Peter Hines and the Enterprise Excellence Network for inviting me to present this webinar. Mine was the first in a series...

Episode #14 of “Lean Whiskey”: Coronavirus, Supply Chains, and Just-in-Time; Adding...

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Listen: In Episode 14 of Lean Whiskey, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh finish off another weekend by catching up, drinking whiskey, and talking shop. In...

Iowa Democratic Caucus 2020: “App Problem” or “System Problem”? Implications for...

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Let's start today's post with Point #8 from The Toyota Way management philosophy: "Use only reliable, thoroughly tested technology that serves your people and processes." Today's...