It was the Toyota Production System , or Just-In-Time manufacturing. James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos coined the term “Lean” in their 1990 book, The Machine That Changed the World (Harper Perennial)
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 …
Just like the Toyota Production System , your software method is a “vehicle” which is subject to policy decisions from above. It cannot, however, compensate for policy failures. If your company relentlessly pursues growth, …
Another book about the Toyota Production System , and other examples of manufacturing in Japan. I thought that I would be bored/put off by the actual mechanical examples.
The manufacturing process philosophy derived from the Toyota Production System which made the Japanese car manufacturer become the world’s biggest. For a Lean adept, scenario’s like above are a horror. Especially when you have an idea …
You’ll find a lot of terminology in Lean software development comes from Japan and from the Toyota Production System in particular.
