Evolution of Project Management Techniques
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What is at the center of Lean thinking?

  • Continuous improvement (correct)
  • Personal accountability
  • Respect for people
  • Lean manufacturing practices
  • Why did Toyota keep their production facilities open for tours despite the risk of competitors copying their practices?

  • To establish themselves as industry leaders
  • They wanted to showcase their advanced manufacturing techniques
  • Competitors would copy today’s practices, and Toyota would be already doing things differently tomorrow (correct)
  • To attract more customers to their production facilities
  • What made Lean more than just a project management method?

  • Lightweight leadership (correct)
  • Personal accountability
  • Respect for people
  • Continuous reflection and retrospection
  • According to Charles Duhigg, what transformation was brought by Lean practices to a GM production plant in Fremont, CA, in 1982?

    <p>Revolutionary method of delivering products</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Lean thinking become beyond being a project management method?

    <p>A mindset</p> Signup and view all the answers

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