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chain production
Henry Ford introduces mass production at the Ford Motor Company factory. -
Sakichi Toyoda develops an automatic loom
Sakichi Toyoda develops an automatic loom that stops automatically when it detects broken threads. -
Kiichiro Toyoda, founds Toyota Motor Corporation.
Kiichiro Toyoda, son of Sakichi Toyoda, founds Toyota Motor Corporation. -
Taiichi Ohno appointed head of production at Toyota
Taiichi Ohno is appointed production manager at Toyota and begins developing the Toyota production system. -
Kanban system
The kanban system is introduced at Toyota. -
The book toyota
The book "Toyota Production System" by Taiichi Ohno is published. -
Six sigma system
The American company Motorola implements the Six Sigma system, based on lean manufacturing, in its processes. -
Tesla motors
The American company Tesla Motors implements lean manufacturing in its electric car factory. -
Amazon implement lean manufacturing
The American company Amazon implements lean manufacturing in its warehouses and shipping processes. -
COVID 19
The COVID-19 pandemic drives accelerated adoption of lean manufacturing practices to increase resilience and efficiency in supply chains.