我打算尽可能地缩减工作流程,以及输送零件、材料流程中的松散时间,为实现计划,基本原则是采取准时生产制度,指导原则是不要太早或太晚输送货品。——丰田汽车公司创办人丰田喜一郎1938年在丰田公司追求卓越的路上,最引人注目的产物是其制造理念,一般称之为丰田生产方式。此生产方式是继亨利福特发明的批量生产方式后,第二次改进企业流程效率的重大变革,它被详细记载、分析,并输出至全世界各产业公司。在丰田公司以外,丰田生产方式经常被称为精益或精益生产,因为以下两本畅销书使用这两个名词而使其变得家喻户晓:《精益生产传 I intend to minimize the work flow as much as possible, as well as the loose time in conveying parts and material flow. The basic principle for the realization of the plan is to adopt a punctual production system and the guiding principle is not to transport the goods too early or too late. - Toyota Kiichiro Toyoda, founder of Toyota Motor Corporation 1938 Toyota Motor Corporation in the pursuit of excellence on the road, the most striking product is its manufacturing philosophy, generally referred to as Toyota production methods. This mode of production is the second major revolution in business process efficiency following the mass production method invented by Henry Ford. It is documented, analyzed, and exported to industry companies worldwide. Outside of Toyota, Toyota’s production is often referred to as lean or lean because the two bestsellers use these two terms to make it a household name: "Lean Manufacturing