Ask 'why' five times about every matter.
Without standards, there can be no improvement.
The key to the Toyota Way and what makes Toyota stand out is not any of the individual elementsโฆBut what is important is having all the elements together as a system. It must be practiced every day in a very consistent manner, not in spurts.
Also, bad quality causes big disruptions in my river system.
Progress cannot be generated when we are satisfied with existing situations.
Where there is no Standard there can be no Kaizen