IndustryTalks E11: James P. Womack

Lean management is one of the most impactful management paradigms of the 21st century.

There is no world-class company that did not implement a part of the lean in their X production/management system.

Considered the father of the lean movement, we had a chance to talk to James P. Womack during his visit to Hungary in May 2022.

From the talks about the history of the word Lean and how it was almost called fragile to the comparison between Toyota and Tesla.

Other topics covered:

• The history of the word #lean and why the fragile was considered as one of the potential names for the movement that we now know as #lean.
• Does Lean mean less of everything?
• What should managers do to sustain continuous improvement?
• Which KPIs should lead the implementation of lean
• The Importance of learning in the Lean company
• Steps of the Gemba Walks
• WIP and variation and how are these two connected
• What has changed with Lean in the last 30 years?
• Toyota vs Tesla from a quality perspective
• Constancy of purpose by Dr. Deming