Many organizations around the world attempt to emulate the Toyota Production System (TPS) by borrowing techniques to increase performance, but the results they achieve are short-lived. They often fall short of creating the organizational culture needed for their workforce to support and build upon the success of Toyota. Moreover, there has been no comprehensive interpretation nor documentation of how Taiichi Ohno fostered Toyota's own leadership culture from the very start. Until now. This knowledge of the missing pieces from the Toyota Production System is needed to truly grasp The Ohno Method(R). One must understand the importance of developing people's untapped potential and skills as a strategic advantage. This book provides that knowledge and details crucial lost aspects of the TPS. Unknown to most, when Taiichi Ohno resigned from Toyota in 1979, he declared to his trusted disciple, "The Toyota Production System is still incomplete. It must evolve from now on to be perfected." He then went on to devote the next 10 years, until his death, to getting closer to the vision of Just-In-Time through his unique applications of the "Respect for People" principle. The authors are fully endorsed to communicate this story as they have been closely following the footsteps of Taiichi Ohno in Japan and have been a part of the development of The Ohno Method(R) beyond TPS and Toyota for the past 30 years based on Ohno's vision. In addition, they have successfully applied The Ohno Method(R) to maximize results across various industries around the world, adapting to the needs of modern businesses with the endorsement from Ohno's prot�g� and their mentor, Hitoshi Yamada.
Junpei Nakamuro is an internationally recognized and accomplished enterprise-level Information Technology architect, operational change agent, and organizational strategist. Jun leads organizational projects based on optimizing for excellence while navigating the nuances of the social-technical complexities of operations and business. Jun's expertise is in leading the informational architecture to ensure the human/digital interface matches the future methodology needs of the company, its employees, and its customers. Jun develops organizations to proactively overcome preventative market disturbances, human errors, and system vulnerabilities. This expertise removes massive layers of unnecessary costs, leverages existing employee talents, and minimizes capital expenditure while maximizing product mix, responsiveness, customer engagement, and corporate social responsibilities. Jun is a leader/mentor in advancing the principles of the Toyota Production System through the design of innovative technical solutions that amplify the existing organization's potential and beyond, without the normal associated risks and lead times. Over the years, Jun has received direct coaching on applying the ethos and mechanisms beyond the Toyota Production System, known as The Ohno Method(R) (TPS beyond Toyota), from the top leading expert in Japan to lead operational and digital operations in various companies worldwide. He is certified by Hitoshi Yamada -- Taiichi Ohno's only disciple -- to train and coach The Ohno Method(R) to leaders and organizations.
As an organizational architect, Collin McLoughlin sustains the balance of vision and technology and designs the correct combination of frameworks, processes, capabilities, and technologies so the organization effectively responds to the changing business environment. He successfully aligns business and technology, identifying the necessary activities to bridge organizational transformation and guide this translation to new organizational platforms necessary to drive strategy into practice. Furthermore, he shapes the attributes of the current and future organization, allowing businesses to grow, retain profits, and provide greater value while minimizing CAPEX. The methodology that he uses is based on The Ohno Method(R), and he is certified to train and coach this methodology. The Shingo Institute recognizes his contribution as "elite, world-class, and leading the world in enterprise excellence." His leadership, experience, and results increase the value and contribution of businesses to the communities they serve. In 2021, he was officially recognized as the winner of the International Shingo Publication Award for his contribution to the advancement of industry with the book entitled True Kaizen, chronicling the most successful business frameworks. https: //shingo.org/awards/publication-award/
Collin has led over 60 Industrial Study Missions to Japan to benchmark and mentor leading organizational leadership. He is recognized for designing, coaching, and advising some of the many influential businesses in the world, including Carl Zeiss, Seattle Children's Hospital, Mars, Harvard Medical, Siemens, Heinz, and Dole, just to name a few. Collin has championed total organizational change across 12 different industries, including healthcare. His knowledge has allowed him to author over 800 different books, training materials, workshop packages, and subject-based lesson videos to help organizations succeed at creating sustainable improvement systems.
