The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles From the World's Greatest Manufacturer
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The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles From the World's Greatest Manufacturer
<p><b>How to speed up business processes, improve quality, and cut costs in any industry</b></p> <p>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. <i>The Toyota Way </i>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.</p> <p>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:</p> <ul> <li>Eliminating wasted time and resources</li> <li>Building quality into workplace systems</li> <li>Finding low-cost but reliable alternatives to expensive new technology</li> <li>Producing in small quantities</li> <li>Turning every employee into a qualitycontrol inspector</li> </ul>