Why TPS/Lean and Why Choose Us?
TPS/Lean
The Toyota Production System (TPS), commonly referred to as Lean, is a proven operational framework adopted across industries, from manufacturing and R&D to hospitals and office operations.
While every company aspires to achieve the highest quality, lowest cost, and shortest lead-time, TPS principles provide a systematic way to make these goals achievable and sustainable
Why choose us?
We bring a network of experienced critical thinkers skilled in TPS and PDCA, delivering continuous improvement across diverse environments, including union/non-union and GMP/QMS-regulated industries (AS9100, ISO 13485, ISO 9001, FDA CFR).
By collaborating with teams from the shop floor to the C-suite, we quickly identify obstacles, visualize performance gaps, and develop actionable roadmaps to improve both operational and financial outcomes.
Our approach accelerates progress, aligns teams, and drives sustainable improvements toward a more promising future state.
My Expertise
Victor Yamauchi, Principal Owner
With decades of TPS/Lean experience, Victor has held leadership and operational roles across Automotive, Biotech, and Electronic Contract Manufacturing industries, working with executives, managers, operators, and suppliers alike.
He has worked with various levels of management including C-suite executives, VPs, managers, operators, and suppliers.
Toyota Experience (14 years)
As a TPS Engineer, Victor collaborated with Toyota's suppliers, conducted kaizens, and enhanced their TPS knowledge to ensure quality, reduce costs, and shorten lead-times.
His experience at Toyota also included working at Toyota’s dealerships, distribution, and warehouse centers, manufacturing plants, vehicle quality auditing at the Toyota Ports, and supply chain planning using TPS principles and techniques.
Other Industry Experiences (18 years)
In addition to his Toyota experience, Victor has accumulated 18 years of expertise in other industries.
With 9 years each in both Biotech and Electronic Contract Manufacturing, he assumed progressive leadership roles, fostering people development and implementing improvements across diverse areas such as manufacturing, GMP and non-GMP environments, R&D, supply chain, office processes, SMT/assembly areas, labs, quality functions, and warehouse facilities.
His contributions extend to instituting Lean Quality Management Systems, identifying company risks, and establishing executive dashboards to ensure key issues are highlighted, monitored, and resolved.
Victor's approach involves creating systems that integrate processes and people, ensuring sustainability and alignment with financial objectives.
Leadership & Impact
Victor has worked with executives, managers, operators, and suppliers to build systems that integrate processes and people, ensuring sustainability and alignment with strategic and financial objectives.
His approach transforms complex challenges into structured, visible, and actionable solutions.