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Category Archives: Toyota Production System (TPS)
Womack: Toyota Now and the Risks They Face
Why Toyota Won and How Toyota Can Lose by James Womack Toyota’s great risk, the way it can lose, is that its new managers and the managers in its new suppliers will revert to the old, mass-production mentality of the … Continue reading
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Toyota to Name Press as a Director
Toyota to name first foreign director [the broken link was removed]: Toyota Motor Corp., seeking to add an international flavor to its management, will appoint a foreign national to its board of directors for the first time, sources said Tuesday. … Continue reading
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The Triumph of Lean Production
The triumph of lean production by Steve Schifferes Laura pulls a cord, stopping the production line – and prompting her five fellow workers on trim line three to crowd round. They soon see why it is not screwed in properly … Continue reading
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The Georgetown Kentucky Way
The Scott County Way [the broken link was removed] by Jillian Ogawa: It seemed only natural that Toyota’s corporate culture would influence the local schools, said Superintendent Dallas Blankenship. He estimated that one in three students in the school district … Continue reading
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Talking with Toyota’s CEO
Talking with Toyota’s Top Man [the broken link was removed] But there’s still more work to be done? The scariest symptom of “big-company disease” is that complacency will breed in the company. To be satisfied with becoming the top runner, … Continue reading
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More Positive Press for Toyota Management
via NY Times Magazine on Toyota, a very good article: From 0 to 60 to World Domination Certainly the most obvious example of Toyota’s long view is the Prius hybrid. I don’t think so, that is an example of their … Continue reading
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Toyota Institute for Managers
The ‘Toyota Way’ Is Translated for a New Generation of Foreign Managers [the broken link was removed] “For Americans and anyone, it can be a shock to the system to be actually expected to make problems visible,” said Ms. Newton, … Continue reading
Danaher – Lean Thinking
A Dynamo Called Danaher [the broken link was removed] DBS, as it’s called, is a set of management tools borrowed liberally from the famed Toyota Production System. In essence, it requires every employee, from the janitor to the president, to … Continue reading
Short Video on TPS History
Short video on TPS History from the Art of Lean web site. The video discusses Toyota history and topics including: Jidoka, Just in Time… Related: Toyota Production System posts – manufacturing posts – management webcasts
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Motivating People to Change
Don’t miss a nice series of posts by Jon Miller: How to Motivate People to Change – part 1, part 2, part 3. [links broken, so removed 🙁 ] Success may come in the short term when motivation is through … Continue reading
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