Tag: Toyota

Toyota-GM factory faces possible strike:It will be interesting to see if Toyota would ever walk away from NUMMI, even as (or because) they are...

Bloomberg.com: U.S.:Comments from the Ford president:"Padilla says Toyota serves as an example of how to make winning models.``Toyota doesn't hit home runs every time...

AICHI VOICE (CUTTING EDGE):Ford and GM started plants in Japan in the 1920's and many Japanese thought that it was a "fantasy" to think...

International Herald Tribune Thomas L. Friedman starts a recent column with a provocative question: "If I am rooting for General Motors to go bankrupt and be...

Tri-County Times - Columnists - 05/31/2005 - If I were king 5/26/05It's fitting that this columnist (from north of Detroit) doesn't show his face...

ABC NewsIt seems like Chairman Okuda and President Cho keep going back and forth on this in the media. Okuda has said twice now...

GM Plans to Cut 25,000 U.S. Jobs by 2008 - Yahoo! News I'm starting to get sick of beating up on GM. I hate...

MySA.com: Business: An article about the upcoming San Antonio plant emphasizes the environmentally friendly aspects of lean manufacturing. "'We seek to eliminate waste in everything...

Newsweek: International Editions - MSNBC.comLast week, I asked about Toyota's CEO Fujio Cho -- is he not a "business superstar" ala Jack Welch and...

Toyota Won't Raise Prices to Help Rivals There was a surprising headline yesterday that said Toyota *was* considering raising prices to "help" Ford and GM....

Gemba Research - Blog A new article from the excellent blog at Gemba Research's web site, talking about the Toyota 7 (8? 9? 10?) Wastes....

HBS Working Knowledge: Steven Spear is asked what makes a good TPS-style manager, he says it all comes down to problem solving."The team leader...