> so much for TPS doesn't work. Well, just like agile, most companies aren't actually implementing TPS but something that looks similar on the surface. "A Toy

> so much for TPS doesn't work. Well, just like agile, most companies aren't actually implementing TPS but something that looks similar on the surface. "A Toyota spokesman said one of the goals of its lean inventories strategy was to become sensitive to inefficiencies and risks in supply chains, identify the most potentially damaging bottlenecks and figure out how to avoid them. “The BCP for us was a classic lean solution,” he said." https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-fukushima-anniversary-toyota-in-idUSKBN2B1005 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-fukushima-anniversa... It's much more about seeing problems faster than just cutting down on inventory for the sake of cutting down on inventory