The manufacturing world has been transformed over the past three decades through the adoption of the Toyota Production System methodologies. Built on the principles of kaizen and respect for people, the Toyota Production System has allowed organizations to drastically reduce unwanted inventories, improve the use of floor space, cut defect rates, shorten lead times and improve productivity.

Commonly described as "lean manufacturing" for the ability to increase output while reducing inputs, the Toyota Production System has been proven as an operational excellence model to improve safety, quality, delivery and cost. More importantly, implementing lean correctly raises morale, motivation and engagement by people. Lean manufacturing offers a new paradigm for empowering and involving people in improving their daily work. This is at the heart of the Toyota Production System, embodied by the principles of respect for people and kaizen.

We at the Kaizen Institute have been dedicated to these  principles for the past 25 years.

Read about the successes of some of our customers in the USA.