Simplifying the Complex: That’s the Secret to Real Lean – Part 2: What Tainter Said
“Some people love to make things complicated. The key is to make things simple.” Taiichi Ohno (As recounted by Michikazu Tanaka in The Birth of Lean) [Note: I discovered that the original link to Tainter’s paper was no longer valid. I replaced it with a valid link on 8/15/2021] In my last post, I introduced the concept that the underlying philosophy behind the success of TPS is its ability to simplify complex adaptive systems. But, it is important to have…