Shigeo Shingo

We have to grasp not only the Know-How but also 'Know Why', if we want to master the Toyota Producti ...

Unless you change direction, you will end up where you are headed.

Improvement usually means doing something that we have never done before.

Even the greatest idea can become meaningless in the rush to judgement. To gauge an idea as feasible ...

There are four purposes of improvement: easier, better, faster, and cheaper. These four goals appear ...

A relentless barrage of 'why's' is the best way to prepare your mind to pierce the clouded veil of t ...

It's only the last turn of a bolt that tightens it - the rest is just movement.

Lean is a way of thinking- not a list of things to do

The most dangerous kind of waste is the waste we do not recognize.

The best approach is to dig out and eliminate problems where they are assumed not to exist.

Are you too busy for improvement? Frequently, I am rebuffed by people who say they are too busy and ...

Those who are not dissatisfied will never make any progress

When you buy bananas all you want is the fruit not the skin, but you have to pay for the skin also. ...