Shingijutsu consultancy's export of TPS practices (1970–2000)

1. Danaher spreads kaizen as a corporate operating system

   Jan 1, 1986Labels: Danaher Business, Danaher

   • strategy business
   • Danaher

2. “Lean production” popularized for Western audiences

   Jan 1, 1990Labels: The Machine, MIT

   • SimonSchuster
   • Wikipedia

3. TBM Consulting founded as a U.S. lean consultancy

   Jan 1, 1991Labels: TBM Consulting, TBM

   • TBM LinkedIn

4. Porsche seeks Japanese help for factory reform

   Sep 1, 1992Labels: Porsche, Wendelin Wiedeking

   • Forbes
   • IndustryWeek

5. Shingijutsu’s founder profiled as ex-Toyota leader

   Oct 1, 1992Labels: Chihiro Nakao, Shingijutsu

   • ShingijutsuUSA
   • ShingijutsuUSA

6. Shingijutsu-linked sensei approach reaches Wiremold era

   Jan 1, 1993Labels: Wiremold, Shingijutsu

   • Lean org

7. Wiedeking becomes Porsche CEO amid turnaround push

   Aug 1, 1993Labels: Wendelin Wiedeking, Porsche

   • Forbes
   • Guardian

8. Shingo Prize recognition reinforces TPS export credibility

   Jan 1, 1999Labels: Shingo Prize, Wiremold

   • Lean org

9. Shingijutsu Global presents itself as lean “pioneer”

   Jan 1, 2000Labels: Shingijutsu Global, Shingijutsu

   • Shingijutsu

10. By 2000, TPS export shifts from pioneers to institutions

    Dec 31, 2000Labels: Shingijutsu-style, Toyota-linked

    • Toyota Eng
    • Shingijutsu
    • Lean org

11. Porsche lean program becomes a widely cited benchmark

    Feb 1, 2002Labels: Porsche, lean program

    • IndustryWeek
    • Forbes

12. Toyota-backed TPS consulting expands after 2000

    Feb 1, 2002Labels: Toyota Engineering, Toyota

    • Toyota Eng