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Jamsetji Tata
1839 – 1904Founded Indian heavy industry and the philanthropic corporate model behind it.
India·Business
Taiichi Ohno
1912 – 1990Designed the Toyota Production System — lean manufacturing worldwide.
Japan·Business · Engineering
Muhammad Yunus
b. 1940Lent $27 of his own money and started a global industry for the poor.
Bangladesh·Economics · Business · PeaceNobelFull profile