Key takeaways
- Overproduction hides other losses
- Flow requires exposing problems rather than buffering them
- People must be able to stop and improve work
How to apply it in your business
- Map waiting and excess inventory in one line
- Install a visible escalation rule for abnormalities
- Review one recurring loss at the workplace every day
About the author
Taiichi Ohno was a Toyota production executive whose work helped establish the Toyota Production System.