Taiichi Ohno

Taiichi Ohno
Born	February 29, 1912 Dalian, China
Died	May 28, 1990 (Age: 78) Toyota City, Japan

Taiichi Ohno (大野 耐一, Ōno Taiichi^?, February 29, 1912 - May 28, 1990) was a prominent Japanese businessman. He is considered to be the father of the Toyota Production System, which became Lean Manufacturing in the U.S. 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. Born in Dalian, China, and a graduate of the Nagoya Technical High School (Japan), he was an employee first of the Toyoda family's Toyoda Spinning, moved to the motor company in 1943, and gradually rose through the ranks to become an executive. In what is considered to be a slight, possibly because he spoke publicly about the production system, he was denied the normal executive track and was sent instead to consult with suppliers in his later career.^{[citation needed]}

Ohno's principles influenced areas outside of manufacturing, and have been extended into the service arena. For example, the field of sales process engineering has shown how the concept of Just In Time (JIT) can improve sales, marketing, and customer service processes.^[1][2]

See also

• Shigeo Shingo (新郷 重雄, Shingō Shigeo^?)
• Just In Time (JIT)
• Lean manufacturing

Published works

• Ohno, Taiichi (1988), Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production, Productivity Press, ISBN 0-915299-14-3
• Ohno, Taiichi (1988), Workplace Management, Productivity Press, ISBN 0-915299-19-4
• Ohno, Taiichi (2007), Workplace Management. Translated by Jon Miller, Gemba Press, ISBN 978-0-9786387-5-7, ISBN 0-9786387-5-1

References

1. ^ Selden, Paul H (1997). Sales Process Engineering: A Personal Workshop. Milwaukee, WI: ASQ Quality Press. pp. 113–120. 
2. ^ Emiliani, Bob; Stec, David; Grasso, Lawrence; Stodder, James (2007). Better thinking, better results: case study and analysis of an enterprise-wide lean transformation (2nd ed.). Kensington, Conn: Center for Lean Business Management. ISBN 9780972259125. 

External links

• Taiichi Ohno documents and sources

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Name	Ohno, Taiichi
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Date of birth	February 29, 1912
Place of birth	Dalian, China
Date of death	May 28, 1990
Place of death	Toyota City, Japan