Shigeo Shingo

Those who are not dissatisfied will never make any progress

— Shigeo Shingo

When you buy bananas all you want is the fruit not the skin, but you have to pay for the skin also.…

— Shigeo Shingo

We have to grasp not only the Know-How but also 'Know Why', if we want to master the Toyota Production System.

— Shigeo Shingo

There are four purposes of improvement: easier, better, faster, and cheaper. These four goals appear in the order of priority.

— Shigeo Shingo

The best approach is to dig out and eliminate problems where they were assumed not to exist.

— Shigeo Shingo

The most dangerous kind of waste is the waste we do not recognize.

— Shigeo Shingo

Are you too busy for improvement? Frequently, I am rebuffed by people who say they are too busy and have no time…

— Shigeo Shingo

The best approach is to dig out and eliminate problems where they are assumed not to exist.

— Shigeo Shingo

“Improvement usually means doing something we have never done before.”

— Shigeo Shingo

It's only the last turn of a bolt that tightens it - the rest is just movement.

— Shigeo Shingo

Even the greatest idea can become meaningless in the rush to judgement. To gauge an idea as feasible we must cut our…

— Shigeo Shingo

Improvement usually means doing something that we have never done before.

— 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…

— Shigeo Shingo

Lean is a way of thinking- not a list of things to do

— Shigeo Shingo

Unless you change direction, you will end up where you are headed.

— Shigeo Shingo