Tag: Toyota
Toyota Announces Plan to Release Temporary Workers
Got Boondoggle?: Toyota Releases Temp Workers
I got asked today why I hadn't yet commented on Toyota planning to fire some temporary workers in Indiana....
Lean in the USA Today
Toyota's success pleases proponents of 'lean'I know I've already linked to this article and other blogs in the lean world have already commented on...
LeanBlog Podcast #24 – Jim Womack, State of the Auto World
Episode #24 of the LeanBlog Podcast is the 2nd part of my recent conversation with Jim Womack, of the Lean Enterprise Institute. In this...
New Book, "Toyota Talent:" Out NOW
Toyota TalentUpdate 5/6/07: The book is now shipping from AmazonI had the pleasure of reading a pre-publication version of this new book from...
Clarifying Lean vs. Frugal
By Dan MarkovitzThere's been some confusion over my recent post criticizing the Business Week article on Toyota's "frugality." I do not believe that...
Lean and Green at Toyota San Antonio
MySA.com: Business:Following up on the Lean and Green theme, from the new San Antonio Toyota plant:"'Muda' is the Japanese term for waste. Toyota does...
More Notes on the Business Week Article
Toyota: A Carmaker Wired to Win:Dan Markovitz beat me to the punch, but I also wanted to comment on some things in the article:The...
Lean Is Not "Frugal." Lean Is "Value."
By Dan MarkovitzBusinessWeek online joined the rest of the media in noting that Toyota just passed GM as the global leader in auto sales...
Toyota Tops GM in Sales
Toyota topples GM as global sales leader - USATODAY.comIt's been long expected, but the day is finally here: Toyota is now the global...
"Toyota Talent" out April 29
Amazon.com: Toyota Talent: Books: Jeffrey Liker,David MeierThis has been an exciting week for me. Monday, I met David Mann, author of Creating A...
Ford: Quality equal to Toyota
Detroit News ArticleIn terms of initial vehicle quality, Ford Motor Co. is in a statistical dead-heat for second place with Japan's Toyota Motor Corp....
Technology Is Key, Toyota Exec Says(?)
Chron.com - Houston ChronicleThe question mark was my addition to the headline. I wonder if this what the motivation behind this comment from...