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Shigeo shingo consulted for toyota, teaching seminars for taiichi ohno among other things. Shingo wrote and published 18 books, eight of which were translated from japanese into english. The smed technique has proved to be effective at dramatically reducing setup times. Smed system shopfloor by shigeo shingo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Key strategies for plant improvement japanese management by shigeo shingo jul 1. One of the most thought provoking manufacturing books anyone can read. It provides a rapid and efficient way of converting a manufacturing process from running the current product to running the next product. Many years before they became popular in the western world, dr.
Shigeo shingo biography, quotes, publications and books. His legacy is primarily contributions to production engineering like smed, pokayoke, and linework station design. In a recent interview with us, norman gives fascinating glimpses into their very different personalities and how the toyota. The problem with most toyota production system books. Shigeo shingo, shingo shigeo, 1909 1990, born in saga city, japan, was a japanese industrial engineer who was considered as the worlds leading expert on manufacturing practices and the toyota production system. Dillon edizioni productivity press contenuti part 1 theory and practice of the smed system. T aiichi ohno and shigeo shingo were the primary developers of lean manufacturing and the toyota production system. In the introduction to the japanese edition of his masterpiece, a study of the toyota production system from an industrial engineering viewpoint, shigeo shingo wasnotably critical of books written about the toyota production system tps. As a lean zealot i know i am supposed to love the works of shingo. Shigeo shingo created methods of mistake proofing such.