Tag: Toyota

GM Goes Big with Inventory

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WSJ: At GM, Curbing Inventories Calls For Juggling ActFrom the article:At the end of December, GM had more than one million vehicles in...

Toyota Goes Big…

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Toyota bulks up Tundra, hoping to draw a crowd of buyersThey go big, but stay lean (or they're getting "leaner").It's been hard to avoid...

LeanBlog Podcast #15 — Interview with Jim Huntzinger on “Training Within...

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LeanBlog Podcast #15 is a new discussion with a previous Podcast guest, Jim Huntzinger. Last time, we talked about the Lean Accounting Summit. This time,...

Mulally on Visiting "The Master"

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Mulally: Visit to Toyota wasn't overture to competitorI don't disagree, but isn't it a bit shocking to hear this from the head of...

Toyota Company History

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via Shmula.comPeter's blog has reprinted an official Toyota company history on his website. Some of the numbers are outdated, but the text of...

Toyota Roundup

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A few articles about Toyota from the past week:Toyota boss let the customer drive (Globe and Mail)This was an interview with the outgoing President...

Book Review +: Profit Beyond Measure

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By Jamie FlinchbaughOne of the most underrated voices in the "lean" world is Tom Johnson. I still regularly recommend his latest book, now 6...

Ford’s Mulally meets with Toyota

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NY Times: Ford and Toyota Chiefs Met in Tokyo MSNBC: Ford's Mulally signals co-operation with Toyota In the NY Times today... apparently they fired up Mark...

More on Mulally’s "First Impressions"

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Here's what jumped out at me from Friday's WSJ articles on Alan Mulally: his "war room" and his "first impressions." (both articles require...

Mulally’s Early Lean Leadership at Ford

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By Dan Markovitz, Timeback Management(Mark's note... Dan has been a unofficial, yet very welcome, contributor to the blog for a few weeks now. ...

More on Toyota’s Jump to #1

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Not breaking news, but more article about Toyota's expected leap to #1 in global auto sales in 2007.The NY Times and the International Herald...

Lean and Green

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Sir Richard Branson: Making the Skies Green - Enterprise Management - MSNBC.comThanks to blog reader Marc for sending this my way. He points...
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