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SELECTED SAYINGS OF TAIICHI OHNO
SOURCE: TAIICHI OHNO’S WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT
On Teamwork
I used to tell production workers one of my favorite stories about a boat rowed by eight men. One rower might feel he is stronger than the next and row twice as hard. This extra effort upsets the boat’s process and moves it off course.
On Standards
Where there is no standard, there can be no kaizen.
On the Seven Types of Waste
I don’t know who came up with it but people often talk about “the seven types of waste.” This might have started when the book came out, but waste is not limited to seven types. There’s an old expression: “He without bad habits has seven,” meaning even if you think there’s no waste you will find at least seven types. So I came up ...
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