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14 management principles from the world's greatest manufacturer

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An edition of The Toyota Way (2004)

The Toyota way

14 management principles from the world's greatest manufacturer

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McGraw-Hill
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Pages
330

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The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer
November 25, 2005, American Media International
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2004, McGraw-Hill
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First Sentence

"Toyota first caught the world's attention in the 1980s, when it became clear that there was something special about Japanese quality and efficiency."

Table of Contents

Foreword by Gary Convis
Page xi
Preface
Page xiii
Acknowledgments
Page xix
One. The World-Class Power of the Toyota Way
Page 1
1. The Toyota Way: Using Operational Excellence as a Strategic Weapon
Page 3
2. How Toyota Became the World's Best Manufacturer: The Story of the Toyoda Family and the Toyota Production System
Page 15
3. The Heart of the Toyota Production System: Eliminating Waste
Page 27
4. The 14 Principles of the Toyota Way: An Executive Summary of the Culture Behind TPS
Page 35
5. The Toyota Way in Action: The "No Compromises" Development of Lexus
Page 42
6. The Toyota Way in Action: New Century, New Fuel, New Design Process--Prius
Page 51
Two. The Business Principles of the Toyota Way
Page 67
I. Long-Term Philosopy
Page 69
7. Principle 1: Base Your Management Decisions on a Long-Term Philosophy, Even at the Expense of Short-Term Financial Goals
Page 71
II. The Right Process Will Produce the Right Results
Page 85
8. Principle 2: Create Continuous Process Flow to Bring Problems to the Surface
Page 87
9. Principle 3: Use "Pull" Systems to Avoid Overproduction
Page 104
10. Principle 4: Level Out the Workload (Heijunka)
Page 113
11. Princple 5: Build a Culture of Stopping to Fix Problems, to Get Quality Right the First Time
Page 128
12. Principle 6: Standardized Tasks Are the Foundation for Continuous Improvement and Employee Empowerment
Page 140
13. Principle 7: Use Visual Control So No Problems Are Hidden
Page 149
14. Principle 8: Use Only Reliable, Thoroughly Tested Technology That Serves Your People and Processes
Page 159
III. Add Value to the Organization by Developing Your People and Partners
Page 169
15. Principle 9: Grow Leaders Who Thoroughly Understand the Work, Live the Philosophy, and Teach It to Others
Page 171
16. Principle 10: Develop Exceptional People and Teams Who Follow Your Company's Philosophy
Page 184
17. Principle 11: Respect Your Extended Network of Partners and Suppliers by Challenging Them and Helping Them Improve
Page 199
IV. Continuously Solving Root Problems Drives Organizational Learning
Page 221
18. Principle 12: Go and See for Yourself to Thoroughly Understand the Situation (Genchi Genbutsu)
Page 223
19. Principle 13: Make Decisions Slowly by Consensus, Throughly Considering All Options; Implement Decisions Rapidly
Page 237
20. Principle 14: Become a Learning Organization Through Relentless Reflection (Hansei) and Continuous Improvement (Kaizen)
Page 250
Three. Applying the Toyota Way in Your Organization
Page 267
21. Using the Toyota Way to Transform Technical and Service Organizations
Page 269
22. Build Your Own Lean Learning Enterprise, Borrowing from the Toyota Way
Page 289
Bibliography/Chapter References
Page 311
Recommended for Further Reading
Page 317
Index
Page 319

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The company that invented lean production"--Jacket.

Published in
New York
Genre
Case studies.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
658.5
Library of Congress
TL278 .L54 2004, HD31, TS155 .L54 2004

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxii, 330 p. :
Number of pages
330

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3326238M
ISBN 10
0071392319
LCCN
2004300007
OCLC/WorldCat
54005437
Goodreads
161789

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