Taiichi Ohno Quotes

Data is of course important in manufacturing, but I place the greatest emphasis on facts.

No goal, regardless of how small can be achieved without adequate training.

My first move as the manager of the machine shop was to introduce standardized work.

Also, bad quality causes big disruptions in my river system.

Without standards, there can be no improvement.

Progress cannot be generated when we are satisfied with existing situations.

Standards should not be forced down from above but rather set by the production workers themselves.

The more inventory a company has, the less likely they will have what they need.

The only place that work and motion are the same thing is the zoo where people pay to see the animals move around

We are doomed to failure without a daily destruction of our various preconceptions.

Having no problems is the biggest problem of all.

Costs do not exist to be calculated. Costs exist to be reduced.

Ask 'why' five times about every matter.

No one has more trouble than the person who claims to have no trouble

If you are going to do TPS you must do it all the way. You also need to change the way you think. You need to change how you look at things.