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Base your management decisions on a long-term philosophy,
even at the expense of short-term financial goals. |
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| The Right Process Will Produce the Right Results |
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| Create a continuous process flow to bring problems to the surface |
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| Use “pull” systems to avoid overproduction. |
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Level out the workload (heijunka). (Work like the tortoise, not
the hare.) |
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Build a culture of stopping to fix problems, to get quality right
the first time. |
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Standardized tasks and processes are the foundation for continuous
improvement and employee empowerment. |
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| Use visual control so no problems are hidden. |
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Use only reliable, thoroughly tested technology that serves your
people and processes. |
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Add Value to the Organization by Developing
Your People |
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Grow leaders who thoroughly understand the work, live the
philosophy, and teach it to others. |
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Develop exceptional people and teams who follow your company’s
philosophy. |
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Respect your extended network of partners and suppliers by
challenging them and helping them improve. |
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Continuously Solving Root Problems Drives
Organizational Learning |
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Go and see for yourself to thoroughly understand the situation
(genchi genbutsu). |
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Make decisions slowly by consensus, thoroughly considering
all options; implement decisions rapidly (nemawashi). |
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Become a learning organization through relentless reflection
(hansei) and continuous improvement (kaizen). |
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