A Japanese industrial engineer and Toyota executive regarded as the father of the Toyota Production System; he joined Toyota in 1943, rose from shop-floor supervisor to vice president, and documented the system's methodology, including the seven wastes (muda), in his own writing. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Defining ContributionDeveloped the Toyota Production System's implementation, including the seven wastes (muda), turning Kiichiro Toyoda's just-in-time concept into a working method. 1 Notable WorkToyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production (1988) 1 Connections
Associated With
Source Wikipedia, Taiichi Ohno
Theories and Models Developed
Source Wikipedia, Toyota Production System
Source Wikipedia, Taiichi Ohno
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, nationality there.
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1. Wikipedia, Taiichi Ohno
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considered to be the father of the Toyota Production System, which inspired Lean Manufacturing in the U.S.
- Associated With: Automotive Industry
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Wikidata Q504100, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikipedia, Toyota Production System
WikipediaTheories and Models Developed: Lean Manufacturing, lead sectionQuote, Theories and Models Developed: Lean Manufacturing, lead section
builds on the approach created by the founder of Toyota, Sakichi Toyoda, his son Kiichiro Toyoda, and the engineer Taiichi Ohno
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