Taiichi Ohno built the Toyota Production System with the metaphor of a tiger in mind. Rapid and decisive movements were in his view the best way to match supply with demand. True False

Answer: False

Explanation: Taiichi Ohno had the metaphor of the tortoise in mind which signifies a slow but steady movement which would guarantee quality production. Taiichi Ohno was a Japanese industrial engineer and businessman who is considered to be the father of the Toyota Production System which a method called the Lean manufacturing systems is based on, which is a method to achieve more productivity and efficiency using less resources.

His inflence reached further than the field of manufacturing and into sales, marketing as well as being instrumental in developing the way organisations identify waste, with his Seven Wastes model which remains crucial in many academic approaches.