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.
- 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
- “Toyota Kamigo Plant Tour Review”
- “Aishin Seiki Tour Review”
- “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
- Industry Week Webcast July 18,2007
- Comments in Assembly Magazine”–March 2008
- 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)