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Articles
On this page you will find a variety of articles from
websites, journals, and other sources that were authored by Art Smalley
the President of Art of Lean, Inc. As other documents are published we
will update the links to them on this page.
Internet Articles
The Eight Questions of TPS
The Eight Questions of TPS Graphic
Isao Kato on Shigeo Shingo's P-Course
The Thinking Production System
"Delphi Saginaw Stability Article" - by LEI
"Creating Basic Stability" - superfactory.com
"TPS vs. Lean: Unintended Consequences" -
superfactory.com
"TPS Versus Lean - Additional Perspectives" -
superfactory.com
"TPM at the Heart of Lean" - The Manufacturer
"Pull System Must Fit Your Needs" - SME
"The State of Lean" - Appliance Magazine
Other Articles
"Tips on a
Lean Supply Chain" - Lean Sigma Magazine (31 kb, pdf)
"Pull Systems With Batch Processes" - Art of Lean (36 kb, pdf)
Articles With Interviews & Quotes
"Assembly Magazine
Article with Art Smalley" - Assembly
(75 kb, pdf)
"Q&A
Interview with Art Smalley" - IMPO (37 kb, pdf)
"It's Not
Easy Being Lean" - Wall Street Journal (17 kb, pdf)
"Waste Not" - The
Manufacturer (52 kb, pdf)
"Lean: The 3rd Generation" - Industry Week (51 kb, pdf)
"Never
too Lean" - Information Week (162 kb, pdf)
"Old
and New Technology" - Financial Times (12
kb, pdf)
"Toyota Product
Development" - Bloomberg (36
kb, pdf)
"Looking
for Nirvana" (21 kb, pdf) / "Lean Machine" - Forbes
"What's Holding Lean
Back" - Managing Automation (53
kb, pdf)
"Lean Workstations" - Assembly Magazine (199 kb, pdf
Toyota Articles
Toyota's MR-50 - Reliable Plant
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