Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Manufacturing | Lean Office | Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership

This week's guest is Dr. Jeffrey Liker. Jeff explained why he released a second edition of his bestselling book, The Toyota Way. Jeff and Ron also discussed scientific thinking and its relationship to other lean tools like 5S, Hoshin Kanri, and more. A MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn:  Jeff's background (4:17) Why Jeff wrote the second edition (12:59) The structure of the 4P model (18:54) Whether or not you should start with the first edition (23:07) Why Japanese culture lends itself to scientific thinking (24:37) Learning scientific thinking (27:34) An anecdote about deliberate practice (33:19) The relationship between 5S and scientific thinking (39:09) Why Jeff added Hoshin Kanri to the second edition (45:30) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com The Toyota Way 2nd Edition Jeff on LinkedIn Subscribe & Never Miss New Episodes! Click to Subscribe in