INTERVIEW – PL speaks to one of America's leading experts on the Toyota Production System about Toyota's unique approach to integrating product development with all other functions in the business.

BUILDING BRIDGES - This month, we hear how addressing work-in-progress led a startup specialized in AI to productivity gains on their machine learning projects.

FEATURE – As we bid farewell to 2025, our editor looks back to Planet Lean content from the past 12 months and offers some important reflections on Lean in a world that seems to go faster every day.

JUST SAY THE WORD - Michael Ballé explains why front-loading engineering means planning product renewal years ahead, and how Toyota's Chief Engineer role balances business, design, and technical expertise through influence, not hierarchy.

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