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History of Lean (Toyota Production System)

Lean Manufacturing originated from the Toyota Production System (TPS), introduced by Taiichi Ohno in his book „Toyota Production System: beyond large-scale production”. 
TPS revolutionized manufacturing by introducing concepts such as Kanban, Just-In-Time (JIT), and autonomation (Jidoka). 
Toyota's success inspired other industries to adopt Lean principles, transforming it into a universal model for process management.

 

  1. Ohno, T. (2019). Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-scale Production. Productivity Press.
  2. Jayanth, B. V., Prathap, P., Sivaraman, P., Yogesh, S., & Madhu, S. (2020). Implementation of lean manufacturing in electronics industry. Materials Today: Proceedings, 33, 23-28.
  3. Wada, K. (2020). The Evolution of the Toyota Production System. Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.
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