Tag: Toyota
Hey, Reuters, Six Sigma Did Not Start at Toyota!
ANALYSIS - Six Sigma mystique takes beating in downturn | Motoring | Reuters
Thanks to a former Toyota employee (and friend of mine) for sending...
Online WSJ Comment from Toyota Person
Toyota Poised to Make Shift in North America - WSJ.com
Interesting WSJ comment from this recent piece about planned management changes in North America.
Jim Lentz,...
Nice Toyota "Root Cause" Problem Solving Example in USA Today
The other 'Big 3': Japanese car giants caught in sales skid, too - USATODAY.comIt was Kaizen Week in the paper, apparently, as the word...
Ford Not "Blindly Copying" Toyota – They Ignore "Respect for People"??
Ford CEO Mulally shares Toyota's vision -- Article from USATODAY.com
Why does the USA TODAY tend to do a better job with Lean articles than...
The Simpsons Slams American Cars, Robots, or Roger Smith?
I've always been a huge Simpsons fan, even if the show has gotten less funny in the past few years (flame away on that...
Toyota History Article in the Las Vegas Paper
ReviewJournal.com - Drive - Toyota empire was built on thread, not treadIt's surprising to see an article like this in the Las Vegas paper....
Toyota Exec to Meet with Obama Administration
Auto briefs | detnews.com | The Detroit NewsIt's too bad that they can't talk directly to President Obama and introduce him to the Toyota...
Just an Emergency
SHIPPING, SHIPBUILDING AND OFFSHORE NEWSToyota's overproduction and inventory emergency (thanks to Jason for the tip): Toyota is currently renting a ship in the Swedish...
What Sets Toyota Apart?
Below is a Toyota expression that I love... and this is a statement that could apply in any type of organization, don't you think?...
Toyota’s Buyouts and New Leadership
Taking the Wheel as Toyota Skids - NYTimes.comToyota's Cost Cutting Plan to Include Buyouts for Factory WorkersToyota famously has avoided layoffs of permanent employees...
Toyota Keeps its Eyes on the Customer
by Dan MarkovitzIn a refreshing change of pace for the auto industry, Akio Toyoda, who was just named as the new president of Toyota,...
Report: Toyota’s First Layoffs Since 1950??
Report: Toyota considers cutting 1,000 jobs - USATODAY.com
With the down economy, there had been much discussion about whether Toyota could continue it's "no layoffs...