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The 14 "Lean Management Principles" of the Toyota Way as described by Jeffrey Liker |
- Long-Term Philosophy
- Base your management decisions on a long-term philosophy, even at the expense of short-term financial goals
- The right Process will produce the right results
- Create continuous process flow to bring problems to the surface
- Use "Pull" systems to avoid overproduction
- Level out the load (Heijunka)
- Build a culture of stopping to fix problems, to get quality right the first time
- Standardized tasks are the foundation for continuous improvement and employee empowerment
- Use visual control so no problems are hidden
- Use only reliable, thoroughly tested technology that serves your people and process
- Add value to the organisation by developing your People and Partners
- Grow leaders who thoroughly understand the work, live the philosophy and teach it to others
- Develop exceptional people and teams who follow your company's philosophy
- Respect your extended network of partners and suppliers by challenging them and helping them improve
- Continuously solving root Problems drives organizational learning
- Go and see for yourself to thoroughly understand the situation (Genchi Genbutsu)
- Make decisions slowly by consensus, thoroughly considering all options; implement decisions rapidly
- Become a learning organisation through relentless reflection (Hansei) and continuous improvement (Kaizen)