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. Also included further down below are some other articles with various other Toyota Experts

Internet Articles by Art Smalley

• A Brief History of Set Up Reduction Inside Toyota
• 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
• “Achieving Basic Stability Article” LEA
• “Creating Basic Stability” LEI
• “TPS vs. Lean: Unintended Consequences”
• “TPS Versus Lean – Additional Perspectives”
• “TPM at the Heart of Lean” – The Manufacturer
• “Tips on a Lean Supply Chain” – Lean Sigma Magazine (31 kb, pdf)
• “Pull Systems With Batch Processes” – Art of Lean (36 kb, pdf)
• “The Roots of Lean” – Eiji Toyoda
• “The Legacy of Shigeo Shingo and TPS” – Art of Lean

Articles With Art Smalley Interviews & Quote

• “Q&A Interview with Art Smalley” – IMPO
• “It’s Not Easy Being Lean” – Wall Street Journal
• “Waste Not” – The Manufacturer
• “Lean: The 3rd Generation” – Industry Week
• “Never too Lean” – Information Week
• “Lean is the Word” – Jacksonville Business
• “Lessons from the Big Boys” – Assembly Magazine
• “Old and New Technology” – Financial Times
• “Toyota Product Development Cycle” – Bloomberg
• “Looking for Nirvana” – Forbes Magazine 1999
• “Lean Machine” – Forbes Magazine 1999
• “What’s Holding Lean Back” – Managing Automation (53 kb, pdf)
• “Lean Workstations” – Assembly Magazine 2005 (199 kb, pdf)
• “Make Room For An Obeya”
• “TPS and Leadership Interview With Art Smalley” – Planet Lean

Toyota Expert Interview Articles & Interviews

• Fujio Cho Fortune Magazine Article
• Mikio Kitano TPS Speech
• Eiji Toyoda On The Origins of TPS
• Isao Kato Interview on Shigeo Shingo
• Isao Kato Interview on TWI and TPS
• Isao Kato Article on Shigeo Shingo’s Role at Toyota
• Tom Harada Interview on Equipment Maintenance
• Tom Harada Interview on Jidoka
• Katsuya Jibiki on Set Up Reduction
• Masatoshi Miyazaki Interview on Production Engineering
• Mr. Nakano Interview on Tooling Regrind
• Yoshio Oka Production Manager
• Minoru Hata Tooling Engineering