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When establishing a kaizen culture, it is essential that top management provide their employees with the initiatives behind it and why it is required. Management must also provide employees with the resources they need. Examples of the resources can be time, material, tools, training, support, and/or coaching. A team leader’s... read more →

Kaizen culture emerges as a result of peoples’ intelligence and energy. It is important to set in place systems to develop people who challenge, think, and continuously improve processes and products. At Toyota, the system is built around people who are deeply involved in the Toyota way (Liker & Morgan,... read more →

The A3 problem solving is one of the most used lean tools out there today. But, unfortunately it is also one of the most misused, too. The aim of the A3 at Toyota, based on literature and the many advocates of TPS, is to have a strong structured way to... read more →