Training Within Industry: Everything Old is New Again

Industry Week June 1, 2008 -- A training program dating back to World War II is gaining renewed life these days among lean aficionados in the United States. Called Training Within Industry, the program was once widely deployed in the U.S., and is said to have influenced the development of the Toyota Production System. While some companies -- like Toyota -- never forgot about the program, it largely faded from practice among U.S. manufacturers.

Today, however, Training Within Industry, or TWI, is enjoying something of a resurgence in the U.S. among proponents of lean.

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