Tag: Toyota

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...

Quality Digest Magazine Many lean practictioners have read The Toyota Way, Jeffrey Liker's book on the management system and management principles of Toyota. How...

Business 2.0 - Magazine Article Improve. This was in a magazine that hit my mailbox yesterday, an interview with Toyota's CEO. The company was named...