Quote by Taiichi Ohno Download Open image ““Perhaps the more that a person is an intellectual the more they are prone to misconceptions.”” — Taiichi Ohno ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“Although we cannot rid ourselves of misconceptions, we can correct them when we become aware of them.” — George Soros Copy Share Image
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“those who feel certainty are stupid and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision.” — Bathroom Readers' Institute Copy Share Image
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“A truly intelligent person is the one who can also learn from less clever people.” — Dario de Judicibus Copy Share Image
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Something is wrong if workers do not look around each day, find things that are tedious or boring, and then rewrite the procedures. Even… — Taiichi Ohno Copy Share Image
Progress cannot be generated when we are satisfied with existing situations. — Taiichi Ohno Copy Share Image
My first move as the manager of the machine shop was to introduce standardized work. — Taiichi Ohno Copy Share Image
And we are reducing the time line by reducing the non-value-added wastes. — Taiichi Ohno Copy Share Image
The more inventory a company has, the less likely they will have what they need. — Taiichi Ohno Copy Share Image
I’m proud to be Japanese and I wanted my country to succeed. I believed my system was a way that could help us become… — Taiichi Ohno Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
If you are going to do TPS you must do it all the way. You also need to change the way you think. You… — Taiichi Ohno Copy Share Image
The slower but consistent tortoise causes less waste and is more desirable than the speedy hare that races ahead and then stops occasionally to… — Taiichi Ohno Copy Share Image
We are doomed to failure without a daily destruction of our various preconceptions. — Taiichi Ohno Copy Share Image
When you are out observing on the gemba, do something to help them. If you do, people will come to expect that you can… — Taiichi Ohno Copy Share Image