Kaizen was formalized by the Toyota Production System , which is now utilized throughout the US as lean manufacturing. The term kaizen is often coupled with another word to create the phrase “kaizen events”

(Although much “protocol” knowledge is in fact not patent-protected and indeed often not patent-protectable, but rather is embedded in a corporate culture–the Toyota Production System being the most prominent example.) …

In contrast, Lean evolved from the Toyota Production System in the 1950’s – almost 50 years earlier. The core Lean principles and practices are: Focus on the customer and eliminate waste – JIT (Just In Time), pull; Continuously improve …

The parallels of the ‘ Toyota Production System ‘ and sustainability The Toyota Production System has garnered praise and accolades not only in the realm of automobile manufacturing, but in the […]

You’ll find a lot of terminology in Lean software development comes from Japan and from the Toyota Production System in particular.

Kenichi Sekine studied under the late Shigeo Shingo and is responsible for many recent advances in the deployment of the Toyota Production System in Japan. In this comprehensive book, Sekine provides an in-depth education into the why’s …