Taiichi Ohno

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Taiichi Ohno
Born	February 29, 1912 Dalian, China
Died	May 28, 1990 Toyota City, Japan

Taiichi Ohno (大野耐一, Ohno Taiichi^?, 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. Born in Dalian, China, and a graduate of the Nagoya Technical High School, he was an employee first of the Toyoda family's Toyoda Spinning, then moved to the motor company in 1943, and gradually rose through the ranks to become an executive. In what is considered to be a slight, possibly because he spoke publicly about the production system, he was denied the normal executive track and was sent instead to consult with suppliers in his later career.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] See also

Shigeo Shingo (新郷重雄, Shingō Shigeo^?)
Just In Time (JIT)
Lean manufacturing

[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
Taiichi Ohno's Workplace Management by Taiichi Ohno (2007), Translated by Jon Miller, Gemba Press, ISBN 978-0-9786387-5-7, ISBN 0-9786387-5-1