Articles
On this page you will find a variety of articles from websites, journals, and other sources that were authored by Art Smalley the President of Art of Lean, Inc. As other documents are published we will update the links to them on this page.
- The Eight Questions of TPS
- The Eight Questions of TPS Graphic
- Isao Kato on Shigeo Shingo's P-Course
- The Thinking Production System
- "Delphi Saginaw Stability Article" - by LEI
- "Creating Basic Stability" - superfactory.com
- "TPS vs. Lean: Unintended Consequences" - superfactory.com
- "TPS Versus Lean - Additional Perspectives" - superfactory.com
- "TPM at the Heart of Lean" - The Manufacturer
- "Pull System Must Fit Your Needs" - SME
- "The State of Lean" - Appliance Magazine
- "Toyota Kamigo Plant Tour Review"
- "Aishin Seiki Tour Review"
- "Tips on a Lean Supply Chain" - Lean Sigma Magazine (31 kb, pdf)
- "Pull Systems With Batch Processes" - Art of Lean (36 kb, pdf)
Articles With Interviews & Quotes
- Industry Week Webcast July 18, 2007
- Comments in Assembly Magazine" - March 2008
- Assembly Magazine Article with Art Smalley - Assembly (75 kb, pdf)
- "Q&A Interview with Art Smalley" - IMPO (37 kb, pdf)
- "It's Not Easy Being Lean" - Wall Street Journal (17 kb, pdf)
- "Waste Not" - The Manufacturer (52 kb, pdf)
- "Lean: The 3rd Generation" - Industry Week (51 kb, pdf)
- "Never too Lean" - Information Week (162 kb, pdf)
- "Old and New Technology" - Financial Times (12 kb, pdf)
- "Toyota Product Development" - Bloomberg (36 kb, pdf)
- "Looking for Nirvana" (21 kb, pdf) / "Lean Machine" - Forbes
- "What's Holding Lean Back" - Managing Automation (53 kb, pdf)
- "Lean Workstations" - Assembly Magazine (199 kb, pdf)
