Tag: Toyota

I was just contacted this morning by David Magee, the author of the upcoming book How Toyota Became #1: Leadership Lessons from the World's...

Listen: LeanBlog Podcast #31 is a discussion with David Meier, most recently the co-author of the book Toyota Talent, written with Dr. Jeffrey Liker. In this...

Autoblog.com reportThis is surprising -- Toyota's top U.S. executive, Jim Press, who had been the first American named as a Toyota corporate director, is...

by Dan MarkovitzThis blog has commented (here and here) on the WSJ's rush to predict the folly of just-in-time manufacturing in the wake...

Forbes.com - Partial Production to Start TuesdayReuters Article - Toyota to Resume Full Production WednesdayWhat do the Chicken Littles at the WSJ have to...

A Key Strategy of Japan's Car Makers Backfires - WSJ.com Be sure to read the comments for an excellent story from Matthew May about the...

Yahoo! NewsUpdated: No real updates in the news, maybe we'll learn more in the morning... but a few more thoughts of mine added...

Fury Over 84 000 pound NHS Trip To Japan (from The Northern Echo)With apologies to the Got Boondoggle? lean blog, this story is about...

Lean Insider - Toyota Shifting Production to Lower Labor Costs? It Could HappenThe Lean Insider blog poses an interesting question.... is it keeping...

Dollars and Sense: Company leaders must drive innovationHere's a short and sweet commentary about the Toyota problem solving process, "Ohno Circles," and mention...

IndustryWeek -- Prerequisites for Lean Success: Learning From Toyota Event RegistrationThis should be an excellent webcast, featuring Art Smalley. I'll be registering for...

'Face of Toyota' Steps Up At a Delicate Time - WSJ.com:I'm surprised that Jim Press, about to be elected to Toyota's board, would be...