Taiichi Ohno

Taiichi Ohno

male, deceased (1990)
Nagoya Technical High School, Quality experts, ToyotaProductionSystem, Lean Manufacturing, toyoda, quality guru
is considered to be the father of the Toyota Production System, also known as Lean Manufacturing. He wrote several books about the system, the most...
Shigeo Shingo

Shigeo Shingo

male, deceased (1990)
Saga, Saga, Saga City, Quality experts, from Saga Prefecture, Utah State University, Japanese…ToyotaProductionSystem, Revolution in Manufacturing The SMED System, A Study of the Toyota Production System
born in Saga City, Japan, was a Japanese industrial engineer who distinguished himself as one of the world’s leading experts on manufacturing pr...
Sakichi Toyoda

Sakichi Toyoda

male, deceased (1930)
inventor, toyota motor corporation, Six Sigma, loom, Japanese, Shizuoka…ToyotaProductionSystem, Toyota Industries
Sakichi Toyoda was an inventor and industrialist. He was born in Kosai, Shizuoka. The son of a poor carpenter, Toyoda is referred to as the "King...

John Kenagy

male
Business theorist, Clayton Christensen, disruptive technology, ToyotaProductionSystem, Health economist, vascular surgeon
John Kenagy, MD is a vascular surgeon and the principal creator of Adaptive Design(r). As Visiting Scholar at Harvard Business School, Kenagy...