“We are doomed to failure without a daily destruction of our various preconceptions.”

—  Taiichi Ohno

Taiichi Ohnos Workplace Management: Special 100th Birthday Edition: Special 100th Birthday Edition (ed. McGraw Hill Professional, 2012), ISBN 9780071808019

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