ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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Throughout my career I have benefited from dozens of authors’ works on the topics of the Toyota Production System (TPS), Toyota Kata, Kaizen, Lean, and Six Sigma as well as continuous improvement in general. Collectively these books have had a tremendous impact on people and organizations pursuing their own improvement initiatives. I have read almost all of them over the years, and I am constantly searching for ways to further the profession and improve how we improve. Now it is my turn to reciprocate with my collection of knowledge, experiences, and wisdom—again. The inspiration for this book comes not only from my passion for ...

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