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Kanban
Developed by Toyota in the 1950s as a way to manage production efficiently -
Kaizen (continuous improvement)
It has been an integral part of lean culture since the founding of the Toyota Production system in the 1951s. -
Value added
First emphasized by Taiichi Ohno in the 1950s as part of the Toyota production system -
Continuous flow
It was developed beginning in the 1952s at Toyota and has been instrumental in the evolution of lean manufacturing since then. -
Standard work
First introduced by Toyota as part of its production system in the 1953s -
Gemba
It has always been a fundamental part of the lean philosophy, with an emphasis on direct workplace observation since the founding of the Toyota Production system in the 1954s. -
5S
Originated in Japan in the 1960s and widely adopted as a lean practice in later decades -
Poka-yoke (mistake-proof)
introduced by Shigeo Shingo in the 1960s as part of the principles of lean manufacturing. -
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
First developed by Seiichi Nakajima in Japan in the 1960s as part of lean principles. -
Manufacturing and the Toyota Production System
We find in the successful looms invented by Sakichi Toyoda, who incorporated a device into his machines, which he called Jidoka, capable of detecting incidents and quality problems in manufacturing, through which operators were notified with a real-time alert. when a thread broke.