Danube - Practices Without Principles, TPS Without the Toyota Way - Comments

I agree - but I am optimistic

JR — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:11:46 -0500

Hi Victor,

Great summary. I am just making my way through the Toyota way also and really enjoyed this story.

It showed how far anyone has to go before they come close to the level of application Toyota has with TPS. I would also stipulate that copying Toyota should not be the goal per se (I don't think that is possible). Each will need to find there own way (and Toyota has much to offer here).

Regarding agile. Yes I agree it will undoubtedly share stories similar to that of Toyota and lean. But I think it is good none the less (when you consider the the alternative).

Those companies that embrace the principles and values will succeed (some will fail). Those that don't may also succeed (I and others like yourself may choose just not to work there).

Great post. Thanks for sharing.

Exactly my thoughts. I had

Vikas Kerni — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:50:01 -0600

Exactly my thoughts.
I had lot of reservations about Agile Methodology. TSP really helped me to look Agile Methodology from a new persecptive.

http://vikasnetdev.blogspot.com/2008/01/toyota-production-systemtps.html

Practices Without Principles, TPS Without the Toyota Way

VictorSzalvay — Tue, 6 Dec 2005 15:15:06 -0600

I've been reading about "lean" as it relates to the roots of Agile software development, specifically the creation and evolution of "lean thinking" at Toyota as described in The Toyota Way by Jeffrey Liker. The book emphasizes an important dichotomy:

the practices and techniques used by Toyota termed the "Toyota Production System" or TPS (just-in-time, kanban, one-piece flow, etc.) as distinct from:
the principles and philosophy that permeate the organization he calls the "Toyota Way".
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