Tag: Toyota

Thoughts on Driving a Prius

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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

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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

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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"

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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"?

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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

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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

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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"

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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

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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...

The Autonomation-Mobile?

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Here is the YouTube video of a curious Toyota ad. You might know that the phrase "autonomation" comes from Toyota and means "automation with...

How About Partnership Instead?

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New Detroit Woe: Makers of Parts Won't Cut Prices - WSJ.comWah, the latest complaint from the "Detroit Three" (formerly known as the "Big Three")...

Seth Godin’s Bad Toyota Experience

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Seth's Blog: Good is not almost as good as greatOne of Toyota's weak links, at least in the U.S., has been their dealer customer...
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