Tag: Toyota
"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...
Thoughts on Driving a Prius
Car Keys Could Go the Way of Tail Fins - New York Times
So I've finally become a Toyota driver, driving an employer-provided Prius for...
Toyota’s Convis to Retire
Press Named to Toyota Board - The Car ConnectionToyota's Gary Convis, a leader who I have admired greatly, is retiring in June:Toyota also announced...
Jim Press to be named Toyota Director
asahi.com : Toyota to name first foreign directorCongratulations to Jim Press: Toyota Motor Corp., seeking to add an international flavor to its management, will...
Job Opportunity with the "Dell Lean Model"
Lean opportunities coming to Central TexasI've been critical of folks who lump Dell into the "lean" world, since Dell hasn't really done much according...
Challenges to "Respect for People"?
UAW, Toyota workers to talkWe often talk about Toyota and "respect for people" as one of their main pillars. I'm sure most of...
My Bitchin’, Toyota
With apologies to the band the Dead Milkmen and their song "Bitchin' Camaro." Note the comma in my title, though.It's ironic that my...
Toyota’s Top Suppliers
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. :: Toyota Honors Top Suppliers For 2006Toyota Way Principle #11:Respect your extended network of partners...
Toyota touts ongoing "waste removal"
Mlive.com ArticleHere's an article with Toyota (and former Chrysler) exec Jamie Bonini talking about continuous improvement:"Our 2010 vision is to be the most admired...
Dell, Wall St., and Toyota
Goldman upgrades Dell on turnaround hopesHere's another contrast between Toyota and Dell, particularly striking in context of my recent podcast with Norman Bodek:Dell shares...
