BPM-001 · Question #27
Which philosophy was primarily developed by Toyota manufacturing experts?
The correct answer is A. Lean. Lean manufacturing was pioneered at Toyota through the Toyota Production System (TPS), developed by engineers like Taiichi Ohno and Shigeo Shingo in post-WWII Japan - making A the correct answer. Six Sigma (C) was developed by Motorola in the 1980s and later popularized by…
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Which philosophy was primarily developed by Toyota manufacturing experts?
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- ALean
- BBusiness Process Improvement
- CSix Sigma
- DService Management
How the community answered
(16 responses)- A94% (15)
- B6% (1)
Explanation
Lean manufacturing was pioneered at Toyota through the Toyota Production System (TPS), developed by engineers like Taiichi Ohno and Shigeo Shingo in post-WWII Japan - making A the correct answer. Six Sigma (C) was developed by Motorola in the 1980s and later popularized by General Electric, focusing on reducing defects through statistical methods. Business Process Improvement (B) is a broad, generic term not associated with any single company or origin. Service Management (D) refers to IT/service delivery frameworks (like ITIL) and has no connection to Toyota.
Memory tip: Think "Toyota = Lean" by associating the word lean with Toyota's famous obsession with eliminating waste (muda) - a lean, waste-free factory is the Toyota way.
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