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HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
From artisan workshops to Industry 4.0, operations management has traveled a long road.
From Eli Whitney and Henry Ford to Deming and Ohno, this discipline has always aimed to optimize the use of labor, materials and technology. Understanding its history gives you useful clues for innovation today.
Key Points
- Learn from pioneers such as Whitney, Ford, Deming and Ohno
- Optimize labor, materials and technology
- Use history as a guide for current innovation
Practical Example: A production manager studied the principles of the Toyota Production System and applied Ohno's waste elimination concepts. The team reduced inventories by 40% and removed 3 non-value-added processes from the assembly line.
Reflection: Which historical milestone in operations management inspires you the most?
Looking back can help you decide what to improve next.