Fixing Toyota
Quality Is Hard--Lean Is Much Harder
Business & Finance, Management & Leadership, Production & Operations Management
| Author: | Richard J. Schonberger | ISBN: | 9780132596503 |
| Publisher: | Pearson Education | Publication: | October 15, 2010 |
| Imprint: | FT Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Richard J. Schonberger |
| ISBN: | 9780132596503 |
| Publisher: | Pearson Education |
| Publication: | October 15, 2010 |
| Imprint: | FT Press |
| Language: | English |
A closer look at Toyota’s quality and lean manufacturing problems–and the powerful lessons and warnings they represent.
In the general and business press, Toyota’s quality issues are just that: quality issues. The industrial community wonders if there might be more to it: whether Toyota’s 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/JIT…
A closer look at Toyota’s quality and lean manufacturing problems–and the powerful lessons and warnings they represent.
In the general and business press, Toyota’s quality issues are just that: quality issues. The industrial community wonders if there might be more to it: whether Toyota’s 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/JIT…
