A path is an arrangement of actions to achieve something.
The past is the past and what is important is the current condition and what we will do next to go beyond where we are today. 1
The secret of the Toyota Production System (TPS) and the resulting culture is found in the actions, through trial and error, of Ohno and others over many years in implementation of the TPS. Remember, Ohno wasn’t on a mission to create a system or a certain culture. He was on a mission to catch up with American auto manufacturers. The system and culture have been the result.
A lean culture has never resulted, and never will, from the haphazard application of tools. In tool-oriented lean initiatives, “having all the ...
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