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The Toyota Production System: a milestone and revelation in human affairs, or just a rightward shift of the supply curve?

Nicholas Gruen
January 30, 2021January 30, 2021
https://youtu.be/wUpbbK104Zg About a year ago, I happened upon the video above and it reminded me of the revelation that the Toyota production system was to...

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