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“The production philosophy pioneered by Toyota calls for a focus on those activities that create value for the customer and the systematic eradication of…

— Brad Stone

“The governmental tortoise cannot keep up with the technological hare.”

— Yuval Noah Harari

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

— Shigeo Shingo

Many good American companies have respect for individuals, and practice Kaizen and other TPS {Toyota Production System} tools. But what is important is having…

— Fujio Cho

“Toyota Production System—which in the United States would become known as “lean manufacturing”—relied on pushing decision making to the lowest possible level. Workers on…

— Charles Duhigg

There's no end to the process of learning about the Toyota Way. I don't think I have a complete understanding even today, and I…

— Katsuaki Watanabe

The key to the Toyota Way and what makes Toyota stand out is not any of the individual elements…But what is important is having…

— Taiichi Ohno

“Third-order consequences: Toyota winds up with the highest quality rates, lowest defect rates, and most efficient factories in the world.”

— Sebastian Marshall

The Toyota style is not to create results by working hard. It is a system that says there is no limit to people's creativity.…

— Taiichi Ohno

“Tigers go by several different names here, and one of them is Toyota-because, during the 1990's, that is what you could buy with one.”

— John Vaillant

“Though Toyota or Argentina has neither a body nor a mind, they are subject to international laws, they can own land and money, and…

— Yuval Noah Harari

I've developed a huge regard for Toyota for its environmental awareness, for its immense commitment to research and development in this field, and for…

— Maurice Strong