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Summary:

Describes the management principles of Lean production that are employed by Toyota.

Table of Contents:

• Foreword / by Gary Convis
• The Toyota way: using operational excellence as a strategic weapon
• How Toyota became the world's best manufacturer: the story of the Toyoda family and the Toyota production system
• The heart of the Toyota production system: eliminating waste
• The 14 principles of the Toyota way: an executive summary of the culture behind TPS
• The Toyota way in action: the "no compromises" development of Lexus
• The Toyota way in action: new century, new fuel, new design process - Prius
• Principle 1: base your management decisions on a long-term philosophy, even at the expense of short-term financial goals
• Principle 2: create continuous process flow to bring problems to the surface
• Principle 3: use "pull" systems to avoid overproduction
• Principle 4: level out the workload (heijunka)
• Principle 5: build a culture of stopping to fix problems, to get quality right the first time
• Principle 6: standardized tasks are the foundation for continuous improvement and employee empowerment
• Principle 7: use visual control so no problems are hidden
• Principle 8: use only reliable, thoroughly tested technology that serves your people and processes
• Principle 9: grow leaders who thoroughly understand the work, live the philosophy, and teach it to others
• Principle 10: develop exceptional people and teams who follow your company's philosophy
• Principle 11: respect your extended network of partners and suppliers by challenging them and helping them improve
• Principle 12: go and see for yourself to thoroughly understand the situation (genchi genbutsu)
• Principle 13: make decisions slowly by consensus, thoroughly considering all options; implement decisions rapidly

• Principle 14: become a learning organization through relentless reflection (hansei) and continuous improvement (kaizen)
• Using the Toyota way to transform technical and service organizations
• Build your own lean learning enterprise, borrowing from the Toyota way.

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Author/Creator:

Liker, Jeffrey K.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The Toyota way: 14 management principles from the world's greatest manufacturer [by Liker, J.K.]

Subjects:

Toyota Jidōsha Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha

Lean manufacturing

Production management — Case studies

Industrial productivity

Corporate culture — History

Industrial management

Production management

Corporate culture

Genres:

History

Case studies

General Notes:

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

Physical Description:

xxii, 330 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Call Numbers:

HD58.9 .L55 2004

ISBNs:

0071392319
9780071392310

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2004300007

OCLC Numbers:

54005437