jishuken<\/a> in the North American Paint and Plastics facilities, as well as deploying TPS at various supplier companies. During his tenure at OMDD, Monte was mentored by members of Toyota\u2019s elite Operations and Management Consulting Division (OMCD).<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn 2007, Monte launched Fourtre Consulting, a firm dedicated to transforming ordinary companies into extraordinary ones. Monte\u2019s extensive TPS expertise has been applied across a myriad of industries, including automotive, retail, finance, and building products. He has applied his innovative strategies to greenfield sites, plant expansions, consolidations, product development, and product launches. Monte has worked with companies around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For over 20 years, Monte has embodied Toyota\u2019s Production System (TPS) and its relentless pursuit of True North. Today, he finds a tremendous amount of satisfaction helping companies achieve operational excellence. Monte began his career with Toyota at the NUMMI facility, managing various departments including Production, Special and New Model Projects, and the TPS Group. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":34303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","roles":[38],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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