Toyota KATA& TWI J-Programs. Lessons Learned so far and how Do these Connect? - TWI and the connection to Lean - It’s all about creating patterns - A learning leadership, every day - The threshold of knowledge - Experiences so far Presentation used by Joakim Bjurström at ELEC 2014 Lean Educator. http://www.cetpm.de/lean-educator/ELEC2014/

1. Toyota Kata & TWI J-Programs
Lessons learned so far and how do these connect?

2. Joakim Bjurström
 Background in a family business
 Coach/consultant since 2007
 business through people
associate 2014
 Lean Silver-certified
 Black Belt Six Sigma
 Cert. TWI Instructor JI
 Translated Toyota Kata to
Swedish with Lars Danielsson
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joakim@businessthroughpeople.com
+46 (0)709-710180
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3. Kata and TWI connection
TPS was built on TWI J-programs
 Ohno was a certified TWI-trainer
Kata and TWI are both developed to change
the behavior and thinking of individuals!
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4. How Important is front line management?
“The sergeant is the Army.”
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower, World War II
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5. Learn by Doing
The TWI approach is not about schools, classes or lessons –
TWI is about individual and/or group work on
current day problems related to
Quality, Cost, Delivery, Morale & Safety
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6. Scientific thinking
”Learn by doing”
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7. Learn by Repetition
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8. Conclusion
So Kata helps us form a
scientific approach to
improvements
TWI J-programs helps us
teach the results (new
standards) with a repetitive
method
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9. Questions I Struggle with!
Fast paced improvement versus Standardized work?
Do we need to adjust our methods depending on different
cultures?
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10. Knowledge is something we share!
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