26: 1981: The Introduction of The Kanban System, Its Plant-Wide Deployment at the Tsurumi Manufacturing Plant (engine manufacturing plant in Japan) - I
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I surely felt a sense of gratitude, as if to say, "Thank you, Mr. Taiichi Ono of Toyota Corporation," but....

27: 1983: The introduction of The Kanban System, Its Plant-Wide Deployment at the Tsurumi Manufacturing Plant (engine manufacturing plant in Japan) - II kanban is a Tool of Kaizen which is based on the final assembly leveling system (Heijunka)

One day, an executive of GM (General Motors) asked to see the Kanban system at Isuzu. As the Tsurumi Manufacturing Plant was the only place where it was truly in operation, ...

34: 1986-88: Company-Wide Deployment of Kanban System Based on Leveled Production (Heijunka) That Is Also Beneficial for Suppliers. Leveled Production Issuance and Electronic Kanban Project (Opposed by Shingijutsu (consulting company))

The president and vice president of Shingijutsu said, "No way can we adopt an electronic Kanban system. And also there is no way the issuance of Kanban can be adjusted for leveling. This project is absolutely out of question." And then...