The Toyota way [electronic book] : 14 management principles from the world's greatest manufacturer / Jeffrey K. Liker.
By: Liker, Jeffrey K
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BookPublisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2004Description: online resource (xxii, 330 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 0071392319 (hardback); 9780071435635 (e-book).Subject(s): Toyota Jidōsha Kabushiki Kaisha | Production management -- Case studies | Industrial productivity | Corporate culture -- History | Industrial management | Lean manufacturingAdditional physical formats: Print version:.: The Toyota way : 14 management principles from the world's greatest manufacturer.DDC classification: 658.5 Online resources: E-book Also available in print form.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| e-BOOK | MTU Bishopstown Library eBook | 658.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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 quality control inspectorThe company that invented lean production--Jacket.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The world-class power of the Toyota way -- The business principles of the Toyota way -- Applying the Toyota way in your organization.
CIT Module STAT 6008 - Supplementary reading.
CIT Module MGMT 7056 - Core reading.
Also available in print form.
Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Model of access: World Wide Web.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Dr. Jeffrey K. Liker is a professor of industrial and operations engineering at the University of Michigan and cofounder and director of the Japan Technology Management Program at the University of Michigan.