Lean

TWITraining Within Industry

A set of structured supervisor skills — Job Instruction, Job Methods, and Job Relations — for training and improving work.

Training Within Industry (TWI) is a program of frontline-supervisor skills developed during WWII and foundational to the Toyota Production System. Its three core modules are Job Instruction (how to teach a job reliably), Job Methods (how to improve a job), and Job Relations (how to lead people).

TWI's Job Instruction method is the engine that makes standard work stick — it ensures every operator is trained to the same standard the same way, fast.

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