Progress cannot be generated when we are satisfied with existing situations.

Data is of course important in manufacturing, but I place the greatest emphasis on facts.

I’m proud to be Japanese and I wanted my country to succeed. I believed my system was a way that could help us become a modern industrial nation. That is why I had no problem with sharing it with other Japanese companies, even my biggest competitors.

And we are reducing the time line by reducing the non-value-added wastes.

The more inventory a company has, the less likely they will have what they need.

No goal, regardless of how small can be achieved without adequate training.

When you are out observing on the gemba, do something to help them. If you do, people will come to expect that you can help them and will look forward to seeing you again on the gemba.