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Who is often called the “Father of the Toyota Production System”?

ASakichi Toyoda

BTaiichi Ohno

CHenry Ford

DDeming W. Edwards

Answer:

B. Taiichi Ohno

Read Explanation:

  • Taiichi Ohno is credited as the architect of TPS, having formalized Lean principles and tools such as JIT, Kanban, and waste elimination.


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