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LAMDA: Systematic Problem Solving for Product Development.
COUNTERMEASURES
All of the Lean tools, including the tools in this book, are counter-
measures. A countermeasure is by denition an interim solution,
which helps us remember to review it periodically to see if it’s still
working, and to improve it if we can. We always have the ability to
replace it with a better countermeasure later.
Toyota developed some innovative countermeasures to solve the
problems it encountered a