If you are going to do TPS you must do it all the way. You also need to … - Taiichi Ohno

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I think Microsoft will have to change. I think that the business of Microsoft, the company of Microsoft, is going to continue to succeed. But I think the business model of Microsoft is going to have to change.

Taiichi Ohno

If you are going to do TPS you must do it all the way. You also need to change the way you think. You need to change how you look at things.

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