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INDEX vents in Lean d integrates for the first time n process that he calls flow moving assembly line. During 1930s, the Germans intro- The cycle time for the work t stay below the Takt Time to sembly station. e of the inventors of the System (TPS), introduces of parts and embraces and an Takt Time further during 950s, Taichi Ohno develops o implement just-in-time hich is still referred to as Kanban nowadays. In the 1960s, Toyota gradually creates Lean management systems that include problem solving, leadership, production operations, supplier collaboration, product and process development, and customer support. During the 1970s and early 1980s, the first academic investigations and descriptions of TPS emerge, pioneered by MIT. In 1987, John Krafcik coins the term ‘Lean’ and in 1990, Jim Womack, Dan Jones, and Daniel Roos publish the first book on the subject titled ‘The Machine That Changed The World’. In 1996, Womack and Jones further theorise Lean principles in ‘Lean Thinking’. n INFOBOX Timeline of key events in Lean. Please refer to the infobox for more information. Photo:AndreasOszkiel

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