https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/crucial-misconceptions-lean-radical-change-start-post-koen-van-dam/
The Birth of Lean gives you a glimpse inside the thinking of the TPS creators and innovators:
Taiichi Ohno—the man who envisioned a way of working that would evolve into the Toyota Production System
Eiji Toyoda—the former Toyota President and Chairman who oversaw the development of TPS and the inclusion of TQC at Toyota
Kikuo Suzumura—the Toyota manager recognized as the most influential in translating Ohno’s ideas into actionable items
Michikazu Tanaka—the manager and executive at Toyota affiliate Daihatsu who adapted TPS to his organization
Kaneyoshi Kusunoki—the former head of Toyota’s production engineering organization who refined the buffering system in use in Toyota’s operations
Masao Nemoto—the Toyota executive central to the deployment of TQC at Toyota
https://www.lean.org/store/book/the-birth-of-lean-conversations-with-the-founders-of-tps-2/
https://www.leansixsigmadefinition.com/glossary/kikuo-suzumura/
Osamu Higo
Change Management Professional (Results-driven)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/osamu-higo-556b7830/
Kikuo Susumura (a great Kaizen man at Toyota, Mechanical Engineer, Technician later Foreman and Kaizen man), when started Kaizen, he watched a parts stock room in the shop floor, a supervisor of the room received the completed parts from another production process, checked the quality, and sent to next process when necessary.
Suzumura understood that the room and operation are Muda (waste), after establishing the flow (including Pull), he said to his boss (Taiichi Ohno, top of the plant);
Hi boss, we do not need the stock room and the operation, let's remove them.
"Ohno watched the operation at the Gemba and reported to Shoichi Saito (Manufacturing Executive, Ohno's boss) about changing the production control system. After the approval of Saito, Ohno decided the change by studying Suzumura's plan for the new production process and operation".
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