TPS — Toyota Production System

This stack is a distilled reference for the Toyota Production System (TPS):
an integrated socio-technical system governing quality, flow, and continuous improvement.

TPS is not a how-to manual.
It is a thinking framework for designing reliable systems by eliminating waste, making problems visible, and aligning people, process, and purpose.

This stack exists to preserve the essential concepts, precise language (English + Japanese), and philosophical center of TPS in a single, revisitable surface.

Use this stack for:

• Orientation and recall
• Teaching and explanation
• Re-grounding principles before application

Do not use this stack for:

• Freeform notes
• Journaling
• Process experimentation

When active thinking is required, check out a new stack. This one remains read-only once archived.

Reliability above all.

Canonical Layout

TPS/
├── README.md        # orientation + scope
├── canon.md         # distilled TPS concepts (authoritative)
├── glossary.md      # Japanese terms: kanji + English
├── ethos.md         # values / philosophy thread
└── sources.md       # external links + provenance