The Ohno Method ®: The Complete Guide to Organizational Transformation

Many organizations around the world attempt to emulate the Toyota Production System (TPS) by borrowing techniques to increase performance, but the results they achieve are short-lived.They often fall short of creating the organizational culture needed for their workforce to support and build upon the success of Toyota.Moreover, there has been no comprehensive interpretation nor documentation of how Taiichi Ohno fostered Toyota’s own leadership culture from the very start.Until now. This knowledge of the missing pieces from the Toyota Production System is needed to truly grasp The Ohno Method®.One must understand the importance of developing people’s untapped potential and skills as a strategic advantage.This book provides that knowledge and details crucial lost aspects of the TPS.Unknown to most, when Taiichi Ohno resigned from Toyota in 1979, he declared to his trusted disciple, “The Toyota Production System is still incomplete.It must evolve from now on to be perfected.” He then went