Taiichi Ohno
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Taiichi Ohno (大野 耐一, February 29, 1912 - May 28, 1990) is considered to be the father of the Toyota Production System, also known as Lean Manufacturing. He wrote several books about the system, the most popular of which is Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production. He was an employee first of the Toyoda family's Toyoda Spinning, then moved to the motor company in 1939, and gradually rose through the ranks to become an executive.
Taiichi Ohno's family name is Ohno. In the Asian convention, he would be known as Ohno Taiichi. Alternative spellings include Tai'ichi and Ōno.
[edit] See also
[edit] Published works
- Ohno, Taiichi (1988), Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production, Productivity Press, ISBN 0-915299-14-3
- Ohno, Taiichi (1988), Workplace Management, Productivity Press, ISBN 0-915299-19-4
[edit] External links
- Quality Gurus The movers and shakers in the field of Quality Management.
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