Lean Manufacturing Seen in “How Toyota Became #1”

Toyota is iconic for its instrumental role in popularising the Japanese principles of Kaizen in the manufacturing industry. Kaizen translates to ‘improvement’ or ‘change for better’, which is the basis for the Toyota Production System (TPS). TPS is a system of lean manufacturing with the objective of providing the highest quality, at the lowest cost, with the shortest lead time. In How Toyota Became #1, David Magee details these principles, their application within the company, and the impact they have had within.