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> [The most dangerous kind of waste is the waste we do not recognize.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeo-shingo/the-most-dangerous-kind-of-waste-is-the-waste-we-do-not-recognize/)

[Shigeo Shingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeo-shingo/)

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## More by Shigeo Shingo

> [Those who are not dissatisfied will never make any progress](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeo-shingo/those-who-are-not-dissatisfied-will-never-make-any-progress/)

[Shigeo Shingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeo-shingo/)

> [When you buy bananas all you want is the fruit not the skin, but you have to pay for the skin also. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeo-shingo/when-you-buy-bananas-all-you-want-is-the-fruit-not-the-skin-but-you/)

[Shigeo Shingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeo-shingo/)

> [We have to grasp not only the Know-How but also 'Know Why', if we want to master the Toyota Production System.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeo-shingo/we-have-to-grasp-not-only-the-know-how-but-also-know-why-if-we-want/)

[Shigeo Shingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeo-shingo/)

> [There are four purposes of improvement: easier, better, faster, and cheaper. These four goals appear in the order of priority.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeo-shingo/there-are-four-purposes-of-improvement-easier-better-faster-and/)

[Shigeo Shingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeo-shingo/)

> [The best approach is to dig out and eliminate problems where they were assumed not to exist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeo-shingo/the-best-approach-is-to-dig-out-and-eliminate-problems-where-they/)

[Shigeo Shingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeo-shingo/)

> [The most dangerous kind of waste is the waste we do not recognize.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeo-shingo/the-most-dangerous-kind-of-waste-is-the-waste-we-do-not-recognize/)

[Shigeo Shingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeo-shingo/)

> [Are you too busy for improvement? Frequently, I am rebuffed by people who say they are too busy and have no time for such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeo-shingo/are-you-too-busy-for-improvement-frequently-i-am-rebuffed-by-people/)

[Shigeo Shingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeo-shingo/)

> [The best approach is to dig out and eliminate problems where they are assumed not to exist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeo-shingo/the-best-approach-is-to-dig-out-and-eliminate-problems-where-they-are/)

[Shigeo Shingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeo-shingo/)

> [“Improvement usually means doing something we have never done before.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeo-shingo/improvement-usually-means-doing-something-we-have-never-done-before/)

[Shigeo Shingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeo-shingo/)

> [It's only the last turn of a bolt that tightens it - the rest is just movement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeo-shingo/it-s-only-the-last-turn-of-a-bolt-that-tightens-it-the-rest-is-just/)

[Shigeo Shingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeo-shingo/)

> [Even the greatest idea can become meaningless in the rush to judgement. To gauge an idea as feasible we must cut our ties to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeo-shingo/even-the-greatest-idea-can-become-meaningless-in-the-rush-to/)

[Shigeo Shingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeo-shingo/)

> [Improvement usually means doing something that we have never done before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeo-shingo/improvement-usually-means-doing-something-that-we-have-never-done/)

[Shigeo Shingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeo-shingo/)

> [A relentless barrage of 'why’s' is the best way to prepare your mind to pierce the clouded veil of thinking caused by the status…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeo-shingo/a-relentless-barrage-of-why-s-is-the-best-way-to-prepare-your-mind-to/)

[Shigeo Shingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeo-shingo/)

> [Lean is a way of thinking- not a list of things to do](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeo-shingo/lean-is-a-way-of-thinking-not-a-list-of-things-to-do/)

[Shigeo Shingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeo-shingo/)

> [Unless you change direction, you will end up where you are headed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeo-shingo/unless-you-change-direction-you-will-end-up-where-you-are-headed/)

[Shigeo Shingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeo-shingo/)

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