The “Deeper Challenge” in Lean
"We have also discovered that, behind all the tools for operational excellence and the different management system needed to support their use, lies a much deeper challenge: to develop the…
Sustainable Competitive Advantage
"The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be the only truly sustainable competitive advantage." De Geus (1988) quoted in The Toyota Product Development System by James M. Morgan…
“Learning” is the Key
"In fact, we now know that the Toyota Production System is a learning framework for helping employees to improve their work and to work together to create the value customers…
What Does “TPS” Stand For?
"One of the students of Taiichi Ohno said,' We at Toyota made a mistake. We should never have called it the Toyota Production System [TPS]. We should have called it…
The Job For Toyota Employees Isn’t ‘Work’
"People don't go to Toyota to work; they go there to think." Taiichi Ohno, quoted in The Lean Farm by Ben Hartman (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2015) p. 139. Note from…
Fireworks and a quote from a famous physicist
"Prediction is difficult...especially about the Future!" This quote came to mind as I watched the July 4th fireworks this week. It was supposedly said by Nobel Prize winner Niels Bohr…
Continuous Problem-Solving
"What caused the problem that interrupted the process, and who will do what to resolve it?" Creating a Lean Culture, 3rd Edition by David Mann (CRC Press, 2015) p. 112.…
Flow Brings Problems to the Surface
"Sustaining continuous flow also serves to surface any problem that would inhibit that flow. In essence, the creation of flow forces the correction of problems, resulting in reduced waste. We…
Difficult…But VERY Important!
"…building a root-cause problem-solving culture in the midst of our daily firefighting is incredibly difficult. Let me say this again: Building a root-cause problem-solving culture is incredibly difficult!" Leading the…
Another Problem…and a New Email Sending Service
My apologies for the missing days of my Juicy Quotes Plus blog! In the middle of last week, my emails stopped being delivered to most of you who signed up…
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