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Taiichi Ohno

1912 - 1990

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Ohno Taiichi (大野耐一, Ōno Taiichi, February 29, 1912 – May 28, 1990) was a Japanese industrial engineer and businessman. He is considered to be the father of the Toyota Production System, which inspired Lean Manufacturing in the U.S. He devised the seven wastes (or muda in Japanese) as part of this system. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Taiichi Ohno has received more than 600,874 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Taiichi Ohno is the 103rd most popular inventor (down from 102nd in 2019), the 267th most popular biography from China (up from 272nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Inventor.

Taiichi Ohno is most famous for his work in the Toyota Production System. He is credited with developing the concept of just-in-time manufacturing, which is a system of inventory management that reduces waste by producing only what is needed and when it is needed.

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.83

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  • 1.81

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Taiichi Ohno ranks 103 out of 354. Before him are Bob Kahn, Charles-Émile Reynaud, Edmund Cartwright, Léon Theremin, Henri Coandă, and Robert Noyce. After him are W. O. Bentley, Jacque Fresco, William Webb Ellis, Joseph Pilates, Vladimir K. Zworykin, and Zacharias Janssen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Taiichi Ohno ranks 50. Before him are Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland, Chien-Shiung Wu, Georg Solti, Princess Deokhye, Don Siegel, and Elsa Morante. After him are Tibor Sekelj, Ghazi of Iraq, George Emil Palade, Ertuğrul Osman, Pedro Armendáriz, and Julius Axelrod. Among people deceased in 1990, Taiichi Ohno ranks 36. Before him are Sergio Corbucci, Luigi Nono, Bruno Kreisky, Capucine, Edward A. Murphy Jr., and Robert Noyce. After him are Ivan Serov, Rex Harrison, Princess Sophie of Hohenberg, Aaron Copland, Oldřich Nejedlý, and Patrick White.

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In China

Among people born in China, Taiichi Ohno ranks 267 out of 1,392. Before him are Emperor Ping of Han (-9), Emperor Wenzong of Tang (809), Guan Zhong (-720), Han Yu (768), Lü Meng (178), and Emperor Duzong (1240). After him are Xu Huang (169), Gan Ning (175), Emperor Ai of Han (-27), Lu Su (172), Sima Shi (208), and Emperor Wuzong of Tang (814).

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Among INVENTORS In China

Among inventors born in China, Taiichi Ohno ranks 4. Before him are Cai Lun (48), Charles K. Kao (1933), and Bi Sheng (990). After him are Yuan Longping (1930), Thonmi Sambhota (618), An Wang (1920), and Robin Li (1968).

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