Toyota Doesn’t Call It Lean? Its Own Websites Say Otherwise

Lean Blog by Mark Graban · Aug 17, 2026

Somebody says it in the comments of nearly every post about Lean, usually with a few exclamation points. “Toyota doesn't call it Lean!” It gets offered as if it settles the matter. I've said a version of it myself. Talking with Don Kieffer on Episode #540, I said, “Toyota doesn't call it lean. They may begrudgingly acknowledge that a lot of the world refers to TPS as lean.” The first sentence is defensible. Internally, Toyota […] The post Toyota Doesn’t Call It Lean? Its Own Websites Say Otherwise by Mark Graban appeared first at Lean Blog by Mark Graban.