Toyota Way, Second Edition : 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer /

How to speed up business processes, improve quality, and cut costs in any industry In factories around the world, Toyota consistently makes the highest-quality cars with the fewest defects of any competing manufacturer, while using fewer man-hours, less on-hand inventory, and half the floor space of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Liker, Jeffrey K. (Author)
Corporate Author: McGraw-Hill Companies
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, N.Y. : McGraw Hill LLC, [2021]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineeringLibrary.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:How to speed up business processes, improve quality, and cut costs in any industry In factories around the world, Toyota consistently makes the highest-quality cars with the fewest defects of any competing manufacturer, while using fewer man-hours, less on-hand inventory, and half the floor space of its competitors. The Toyota Way is the first book for a general audience that explains the management principles and business philosophy behind Toyota's worldwide reputation for quality and reliability. Complete with profiles of organizations that have successfully adopted Toyota's principles, this book shows managers in every industry how to improve business processes by: Eliminating wasted time and resources Building quality into workplace systems Finding low-cost but reliable alternatives to expensive new technology Producing in small quantities Turning every employee into a qualitycontrol inspector.
Physical Description:1 online resource (352 pages) : 215 illustrations.
Also available in print and PDF edition.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781260468526 (e-ISBN)
1260468526 (e-ISBN)