the evolution of lean manufacturing.

  • Kanban

    Kanban

    Developed by Toyota in the 1950s as a way to manage production efficiently
  • Kaizen (continuous improvement)

    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

    Value added

    First emphasized by Taiichi Ohno in the 1950s as part of the Toyota production system
  • Continuous flow

    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

    Standard work

    First introduced by Toyota as part of its production system in the 1953s
  • Gemba

    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

    5S

    Originated in Japan in the 1960s and widely adopted as a lean practice in later decades
  • Poka-yoke (mistake-proof)

    Poka-yoke (mistake-proof)

    introduced by Shigeo Shingo in the 1960s as part of the principles of lean manufacturing.
  • Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

    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

    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.