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Learning to See

May 13, 2017 by Bob Emiliani

It’s obvious Lean and TPS are not the same. If you had to pick one, which would you choose and why?                 (Click on image to enlarge).

Lean TPS Houses6a

Filed Under: Respect for People, BobEmiliani.com, Continuous Improvement, Lean Leadership Tagged With: Lean, Lean House, Learning to See, TPS, TPS House

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  1. William Ryan says

    May 13, 2017 at 3:27 pm

    One must learn to see waste and inefficiency that others do not. “The most serious kind of waste is the waste that one does not see”. T Ohno. Learning to see with fresh eyes is part of going to the Gemba. Learn to look at thing from a different and other peoples perspective. Learning to see is also part of learning to listen. Be aware of your surroundings and circumstance at all times including the social and emotional intelligence aspect required of leading and doing to bring positive change.

  2. Ray Wilson says

    May 14, 2017 at 9:18 am

    Excellent graphic Bob, and a great title. I would be interested to hear more of your thoughts on the Wealth Creation topic of Lean in comparison to TPS.

  3. Bob Emiliani says

    May 14, 2017 at 9:25 am

    Thank you. For more on wealth creation, keyword search “wealth creation” on this web site. It will bring up several relevant blog posts.

  4. Eric de Greef says

    May 31, 2017 at 9:19 am

    At the risk of sitting on the fence, I think both models and approaches have their strengths and overlap as well. In terms of graphics I prefer TPS as it has more of a logic and solid structure. Working in service industry myself the TPS model is more appropriate because of the (respect for) people element and there isn’t always a perfect process. Lean House, technical, suppliers, is more suitable for manufacturing. Remarkable though that I see the Toyota model more suitable for services…..

  5. Kjell says

    June 1, 2017 at 5:12 am

    Thanks for making the difference so visual, and helping me to see and understand what I have felt was missing in the Lean implementation. I preferred TPS with the clear focus on Customer and the market situation and the consequences for the company to be successful in that business.

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