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Taiichi Ohno
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| Born | February 29, 1912 |
| Died | May 28, 1990 (aged 78) |
Ohno Taiichi (大野耐一, Ōno Taiichi, February 29, 1912 – May 28, 1990) was a Japanese industrial engineer and businessman. He is considered to be the father of the Toyota Production System, which inspired Lean Manufacturing in the U.S.[1][2] He devised the seven wastes (or muda in Japanese) as part of this system. He wrote several books about the system, including Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production.
- ^ Nakamuro, Jun. "Re-Translating Lean from Its Origin". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ Nakamuro, Jun. "Beyond Toyota - The Continuous Evolution of TPS and Kaizen". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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