Tag: Toyota
A Glimpse Back to 1995
U.S. Big Three Trail Japan in Productivity - New York TimesSometimes, in the course of my reading and research, I stumble across something interesting...
Toyota Worker in Japan Dies After Excessive OT
Two article links, sent to me by a few readers:
Court: Toyota Employee Was Worked to Death
Widow of Toyota worker questions labor practices
At a first...
The New Style CEO?
C.E.O. Evolution Phase 3 - New York TimesIn this quote:Mr. "is disarmingly unpretentious," he added. "...he towers over other C.E.O.'s when it comes...
Gary Convis on Lean Leadership
Role of Management in a Lean Manufacturing Environment
If you want to learn about the Toyota style of leading people, one of the best sources...
Toyota’s All-Out Drive To Stay Toyota
Business Week ArticleI have a number of "Toyota is struggling" articles in the backlog to work through. Maybe I'll dump the rest of...
NUMMI Employee Says Plant Hides Defects
Whistleblower says defects hidden at Toyota-GM Calif. plant
Ironically enough, while on the topic of not counting defects (the TSA), this disturbing story was in...
Lean Cannot be Measured by Inventory Alone
I know many of you won't have access to this article from the latest Industrial Engineer magazine (from the Institute of Industrial Engineers) but...
Book Review: How Toyota Became #1
Review By Mike Gardner, TPM Blog
Name of the Book: How Toyota Became #1
Author: David Magee
Publication Date: 2007
Book description:
David Magee interviewed current and former Toyota...
Maybe a little hansei would be in order.
by Dan MarkovitzWithout realizing it, James B. Stewart, the SmartMoney columnist for the Wall Street Journal, touched on the value and power of hansei...
Automotive Overproduction Comparison
How GM Handles a Hit: Build Fewer - WSJ.comWelcome to new readers from the MoneyCentral MSN blog. To explore more about "Lean," visit the...
Toyota marks 50 years in U.S.
This month marks a pretty significant milestone, 50 years since Toyota first started selling cars in the U.S. A collection of articles:Toyota marks 50...
How Toyota Became #1, and Will Again
I've mentioned this book before, coming out Nov 1, it's called How Toyota Became #1: Leadership Lessons from the World's Greatest Car Company.I had...
