Lean is a way of thinking- not a list of things to do Shigeo Shingo More Quotes by Shigeo Shingo More Quotes From Shigeo Shingo There are four purposes of improvement: easier, better, faster, and cheaper. These four goals appear in the order of priority. Shigeo Shingo priorities goal order Improvement usually means doing something that we have never done before. Shigeo Shingo improvement done mean The best approach is to dig out and eliminate problems where they were assumed not to exist. Shigeo Shingo approach problem A relentless barrage of 'why’s' is the best way to prepare your mind to pierce the clouded veil of thinking caused by the status quo. Use it often. Shigeo Shingo use mind thinking The most dangerous kind of waste is the waste we do not recognize. Shigeo Shingo systems-and-processes kaizen waste Are you too busy for improvement? Frequently, I am rebuffed by people who say they are too busy and have no time for such activities. I make it a point to respond by telling people, look, you’ll stop being busy either when you die or when the company goes bankrupt. Shigeo Shingo improvement people looks Unless you change direction, you will end up where you are headed. Shigeo Shingo where-you-are ends It's only the last turn of a bolt that tightens it - the rest is just movement. Shigeo Shingo turns movement lasts Those who are not dissatisfied will never make any progress Shigeo Shingo dissatisfied progress When you buy bananas all you want is the fruit not the skin, but you have to pay for the skin also. It is a waste. And you the customer should not have to pay for the waste. Shigeo Shingo skins want pay We have to grasp not only the Know-How but also 'Know Why', if we want to master the Toyota Production System. Shigeo Shingo toyota masters want Even the greatest idea can become meaningless in the rush to judgement. To gauge an idea as feasible we must cut our ties to the status quo and find the balance between constructive criticism and judgment. Within that balance we will uncover crucial input for making our ideas a reality. Shigeo Shingo cutting reality ideas
