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Famous Taiichi Ohno Quotes
“No goal, regardless of how small can be achieved without adequate training.”
“Costs do not exist to be calculated. Costs exist to be reduced.”
“The more inventory a company has, the less likely they will have what they need.”
“Data is of course important in manufacturing, but I place the greatest emphasis on facts.”
“Also, bad quality causes big disruptions in my river system.”
“We are doomed to failure without a daily destruction of our various preconceptions.”
“Progress cannot be generated when we are satisfied with existing situations.”
“And we are reducing the time line by reducing the non-value-added wastes.”
“No one has more trouble than the person who claims to have no trouble”
“My first move as the manager of the machine shop was to introduce standardized work.”