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Ep. 7 Is Lean Thinking Japanese Culture? Jim Womack and Matt Savas Discuss What They Saw While Touring Toyota in Japan

By Lean Enterprise Institute

May 8, 2018

Jim Womack interviews Matt Savas about a recent trip to Toyota Motor Kyushu, Japan.Matt and Jim share their observations on how Toyota has countermeasured their aging workforce by being clever and not replacing resect with robots.Interested in joining a tour? Contact us for more information on Japan and US tours at learningtours@lean.org.