The 14 management principles from the world's greatest manufacturer Liker, Jeffrey K. creator author. text bibliography Lean manufacturing. Print books. nyu ©2021 2021 Second edition. monographic eng

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xxxi, 411 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm "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 qualitycontrol inspector"-- Jeffrey K. Liker. Includes bibliographical references and index. Toyota Jidōsha Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha. Production management Case studies Industrial productivity Corporate culture History Industrial management TL278 .L54 2021 Liker, Jeff, New York : McGraw Hill, 2020. (DLC) 2020029823 9781260468519 2020029822 DLC 200716 20240829110147.0 21612668 eng