"This culture [Toyota's] has, in our view, two pillars--the discipline to follow a path of continuous problem solving and self-improvement, and accountability to work standards, fellow team members, company goals,…

"If you look at the Toyota Production System simplistically, it's about making problems and improvement opportunities visible to workers and management, and addressing them as close to the source as…

Description of what deeply trained Lean sensei look for when visiting an operation that claims to be Lean: "… If they see material flowing smoothly through the plant from start…

"Instead, [Lean] is about seeking accelerating, dynamic economies through engaging everyone — shop floor and management — in using scientific problem-solving to define and continually improve their work, supported by…