the confucian roots of lean
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The Confucian roots of Lean
Toyota is in the middle of the Confucian influence area
Taiichi Ohno and Confucianism
Confucianism• The core Confucian belief is that human beings are:• Teachable• Improvable• Perfectible• Through personal and communal endeavor especially including self-
cultivation and self-creation
What does this mean for Lean?• Perfection of the product (maximize customer value)• Perfection of the process (eliminate waste)• Perfection of the individual (respect people)
Can it work in the West?
The idea of perfection is no stranger to Western thought, but is it out of favor in the West?
Locke
Kant
Mill
Conclusions• Most Lean implementations in the West have failed• Most Lean implementations in the West have been attempts to
implement it as a toolkit, not as a management philosophy• Understanding the roots of Lean helps in implementing it correctly
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