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The Toyota way [electronic book] : 14 management principles from the world's greatest manufacturer / Jeffrey K. Liker.

By: Liker, Jeffrey K [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York, New York State : McGraw-Hill, [2021]Copyright date: © 2021Edition: Second edition.Description: 1 online resource (427 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781260468526.Subject(s): Production management -- Case studies | Industrial productivity | Corporate culture -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version: The Toyota way : 14 management principles from the world's greatest manufacturerDDC classification: 658.5 Online resources: Access eBook Also available in print form
Contents:
The Toyota way: Using operational excellence as a strategic weapon -- A storied history: How Toyota became the world's best manufacturer -- Base Your management decisions on long-term systems thinking, even at the expense of short-term financial goals -- Connect people and processes through continuous process flow to bring problems to the surface -- Use "pull" systems to avoid overproduction -- Level out the workload, like the tortoise, not the hare (Heijunka) -- Work to establish standardized processes as the foundation for continuous improvement -- Build a culture of stopping to identify out-of-standard conditions and build in quality -- Use visual control to support people in decision-making and problem solving -- Adopt and adapt technology that supports your people and processes -- Grow leaders who thoroughly understand the work, live the philosophy, and teach it to others -- Develop exceptional people and teams who follow your company's philosophy -- Respect your value chain partners by challenging them and helping them improve -- Observe deeply and learn iteratively (PDCA) to meet each challenge -- Focus the improvement energy of your people through aligned goals at all levels -- Learn your way to the future through bold strategy, some large leaps, and many small steps.
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eBook MTU Online eBook 658.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available (Online)
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Includes index.

The Toyota way: Using operational excellence as a strategic weapon -- A storied history: How Toyota became the world's best manufacturer -- Base Your management decisions on long-term systems thinking, even at the expense of short-term financial goals -- Connect people and processes through continuous process flow to bring problems to the surface -- Use "pull" systems to avoid overproduction -- Level out the workload, like the tortoise, not the hare (Heijunka) -- Work to establish standardized processes as the foundation for continuous improvement -- Build a culture of stopping to identify out-of-standard conditions and build in quality -- Use visual control to support people in decision-making and problem solving -- Adopt and adapt technology that supports your people and processes -- Grow leaders who thoroughly understand the work, live the philosophy, and teach it to others -- Develop exceptional people and teams who follow your company's philosophy -- Respect your value chain partners by challenging them and helping them improve -- Observe deeply and learn iteratively (PDCA) to meet each challenge -- Focus the improvement energy of your people through aligned goals at all levels -- Learn your way to the future through bold strategy, some large leaps, and many small steps.

Also available in print form

Description based on print version record.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.