meEttestl Ohno TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM Beyond Large-Scale ProductionToyota Production System Beyond Large-Scale Production v Taiichi Ohno Foreword by Norman Bodek Productivity Press Portland, OregonOriginal Japanese edition, Tayota seisan hashiki, published by Diamond, Inc., Toyko, Japan, copyright © 1978 by Taiichi Ohno. English translation copyright © 1988 by Productivity, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Additional copies of this book are available from the publisher. Discounts are available for multiple copies through the Sales Department (800-394-6868). Address all other inquires to: Productivity Press 444 Park Avenue South, Suite 604 New York, NY 10016 Telephone: 212-686-5900 Fax: 212-686-5411 E-mail: info@productivityine.com Book and cover design by Bill Stanton Printed and bound by Sheridan Books Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ono, Taiichi, 1912-1990 Toyota production system. ‘Translation oft Tayota seisan hashiki. Includes index. 1. Production control. 2. Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki kaisha. I. Title. TS157.05713 1988 629.2’34'0685 87-43172 ISBN 0-915299-14-3 Excerpts from Today and Tomorrow by Henry Ford and Samuel Crowther. Copyright © 1926 by Doubleday & Company, Inc. Reprinted by permission of the publisher. 06 05 04 25 24 23 22 21 20