I recently had the opportunity to tour the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky plant (TMMK) in Georgetown, Kentucky. It was my second visit to the plant on top of multiple visits to the TMMTX plant in San Antonio and numerous visits to Toyota plants in Japan. This was the first visit where I heard this word emphasized so many times: Raku Raku is a Japanese word that, according to the tour guide, translates to “comfort” or … Continue reading Toyota Raku: Respect for People, Comfort, Ease, & Ergonomics