Here is an article the discusses attempts to get suppliers into the official Toyota supplier park near the San Antonio plant.
“It is a special situation indeed that the San Antonio plant will have a supplier park with 17 top-tier original equipment manufacturers delivering half of the parts needed to build each Tundra pickup.
The suppliers will hire about 2,100 workers, occupy about 500,000 square feet of industrial space and invest more than $300 million in buildings and equipment. ”
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Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker who has worked in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups. His latest book is Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More. He is author of the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, as well as The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen. He also published the anthology Practicing Lean that benefits the Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation, where Mark is a board member. Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.