A closer look at Toyotaas quality and lean manufacturing problemsaand the powerful lessons and warnings they represent. In the general and business press, Toyotaas quality issues are just that: quality issues. The industrial community wonders if there might be more to it: whether Toyotaas namesake production system (TPS), also called lean manufacturing or just-in-time production (JIT), has been sullied. To see why this is a concern, consider the primary objective of the Toyota system/lean/JITab... J. Schonberger. 2. aToyota Blames Rapid Growth for Quality Problems, a International Herald Tribune. ... Norihiko Shirouzu, aToyoda Rues Excessive Profit Focus, a Wall Street Journal (March 2, 2010) B3. 4. aToyotaa#39;s ... Geraldo Samor, aIn Brazil, Ford Has Discovered a#39;Way Forward, a#39;a Wall Street Journal (July 20, 2006) B1.
Title | : | Fixing Toyota |
Author | : | Richard J. Schonberger |
Publisher | : | Pearson Education - 2010-10-15 |
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