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Masaaki Imai on Lean

How Taiichi Ohno Approached Toyota’s Post-War Challenges

Mr. Imai explains what his rela­tion­ship with Mr. Tai­ichi Ohno was like includ­ing how they played golf togeth­er on more than one occasion!

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Mr. Imai con­tin­ues to dis­cuss Mr. Ohno includ­ing a sto­ry of Mr. Ohno’s giant cat that he used to car­ry around his home! Mr. Imai also explains how Toy­ota was forced to suc­ceed with less resources after the war and how this may have been the true secret to their glob­al success.