Sep 7 2015
“Lean – my employees do that” | Wiegand’s Watch
This is a translation of Bodo Wiegand’s latest newsletter, about Lean in Germany:
I visited a company earlier this week and, as always, first went through the production floor.
The Lean manager led me through the facility. On the first white board he told me proudly, what information is collected and discussed every day. It was professionally designed, clean and clear. For me personally, it was a bit too much information, and not well suited for communication with employees.
Sep 9 2015
“Wisdom” and “Continuous Improvement” in the Toyota Way
Toyota’s Japanese documents and their English versions often mean different things. Recently, looking at the Japanese version of The Toyota Way 2001, I was surprised to find that what is translated into English as “Continuous Improvement” is “Chie to Kaizen” (知恵と改善), which means “Wisdom and Continuous Improvement.” In the English version, “Wisdom” was not only dropped from the main header, it appears nowhere.
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By Michel Baudin • Management 18 • Tags: Continuous improvement, Kaizen, Toyota, toyota way. TPS