Lean Government - what Can Toyota Teach Uncle Sam?
If you have ever heard of the Toyota Production System (TPS), you know what a powerful method the Japanese have developed and refined over the past 50+ years. Incredible breakthroughs have been made in “leaning out” processes and organization, to result in end products that are achieved better, faster, cheaper, and that are more compatible with customer desires.
IMAGINE, for a moment, this “leaning out” being applied to the US Federal Government…