The Toyota Way
by Jeffrey K. Liker
Fourteen principles in four sections (philosophy, process, people and partners, problem solving): long-term thinking, flow, pull, heijunka, jidoka, standardised work, visual control, genchi genbutsu, kaizen. The definitive management account of Toyota.
Read it if…
you want to understand lean as a management system, not a toolkit.
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Skip it if…
you want a quick lean overview.
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Three things you will actually use
- Philosophy, process, people, problem solving.
- Go and see.
- Continuous improvement, forever.
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Go and see one process yourself (genchi genbutsu) before deciding anything about it.
Our verdict
Lean as a management system.
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