Transform Your Operations Efficiency
With Experienced Toyota Production System Lean Coaching

Optimize your processes, reduce waste, and increase profitability with tailored lean transformations.
Build an organization with limitless capabilities.

About Us

True North Thinking Operations Management Coaching is Toyota Production System (TPS)/ Lean thinking organization of former Toyota managers, engineers, and specialist. We are lifelong students, coaches and managers in the Toyota Production System. Each TPS/Lean Transformation engagement is our opportunity to continuously develop and gain deeper understanding of the Toyota Production System. Our experiences are from many diverse industries, products, companies and countries around the world.  And, we have developed transformations for product mixes with long and short lead-times, high volume-low variety, low variety-high volume.

Industries experience include:

  • Automotive

  • Energy

  • Mining, Oil and Gas,

  • Healthcare

  • Defense

  • Private Equity and more.

We offer services aimed at Driving your TrueNorth Goals of Highest Quality, Lowest Cost, Shortest Leadtime by DOING…

What we SHOULD do, not what we CAN do.

Customer Satisfaction

  • Zero Defects

  • 100% Value added work

  • 1x1, in sequence, on demand

Human Development

  • Physical and Mental Safety

  • Security

  • Professional Challenge

Management Introductory Consultation

When initiating your TPS/Lean Transformation journey towards True North, we start by analyzing the shop floor to assess your current situation. We identify the positive aspects as a baseline, then address areas needing improvement to develop the most sustainable solution for your company.

Assessment Process

  1. We want to understand the organization’s business needs or the biggest problem that can we help you with?

  2. We observe the current conditions of the shop floor layout and processes with our own eyes to understand the process.

  3. We share the observations with the organization’s leadership team, clarify process and organization terminology.

  4. Set the targets for future state

  5. Develop a TPS transformation strategy that aligns with your business needs.

  6. Defining the person that drives and leads and confirms transformation progress.

  7. Confirming results to share throughout the organization

Our Approach

The Toyota Production System and Thinking Production System is an integrated system. Centered around human development that continuously challenges traditional thinking and contribute to organizational development.

The process of building employee and leadership capacity is essential for fostering a learning organization. Encouraging staff to alter their work practices is vital for achieving long-term enhancements in safety, quality, productivity, and cost efficiency. The development of employee capacity must positively impact organizational performance, as evidenced by relevant metrics. Capacity development does not follow a linear trajectory; it progresses through dedicated time for problem-solving, reflective practices, and daily identification of improvement opportunities.

Continuous improvement tools are valuable for solving different kinds of problems. In a TPS system, these tools focus on building employee capacity, enhancing both critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Like other advanced skills, the Toyota Production System (TPS) cannot be fully assimilated through theoretical knowledge alone; it must be acquired through practical applications. Our comprehensive coaching methodology emphasizes:

  • Developing a kaizen mindset

  • Providing support for day-to-day problem solving

  • Training others in coaching and development techniques

  • Aligning with strategic direction and objectives

What Our Clients Are Saying

  • “It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business.”

  • “It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business.”

  • “It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business.”

  • “It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business.”

Ready to Improve Your Manufacturing Process?

Schedule a consultation to see how we can help you achieve efficiency and savings.