How Are Lean Operations and the Toyota Production System (TPS)

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Essay

How are lean operations and the Toyota Production System (TPS) alike? How are they different?

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Definitions:

Melting Pot

A metaphor for a society where many different types of people blend together as one, often used to describe the United States.

Settler Societies

Societies historically established by settlers who colonized land, often displacing indigenous populations, including countries like the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Coolie Trade

The system of indentured labor that transported workers, mainly from India and China, to various colonies to work in plantations or construction projects during the 19th and early 20th centuries.