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Grand Daddy of Quality - Taiichi Ohno - GoLeanSixSigma.com

Grand-Daddy of Quality: Taiichi Ohno

Who is the Grand Poobah of Toyota Production System? The Wizard of Lean? His Royal Eminence of Efficiency? Sure, he had some help, but Taiichi Ohno was the behind-the-scenes master of what is now known as Lean Manufacturing. Time to appreciate a significant quality forbear! This year would have marked…

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Did Taiichi Ohno learn from Edwards Deming?

While Dr. Deming certainly played an important part in the development of the quality culture in Japan, Taiichi Ohno wasn’t an underling or student of Dr. Deming. They are linked in history via the Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers (JUSE). JUSE was organized by its President, Ichiro Ishikawa in 1946. Ohno’s initial work was in 1947 and…
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Infographic - Lean or Six Sigma - GoLeanSixSigma.com

Lean or Six Sigma? (Infographic)

Lean and Six Sigma, two popular process improvement methods, work together as Lean Six Sigma to help people and organizations achieve their goals of making customers happy, engaging workforces, reducing errors and costs, and much more. Here are the differences between them and the benefits when they're combined. Do you…

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