I was pulling this data together for a lean overview presentation that I'm doing. This quote, from a Toyota handbook, helps illustrate that Toyota, for all of its high-minded goals and purpose, is in business to make money.
“The Toyota Production System is a framework of concepts and methods for enhancing corporate vitality. It enables companies to achieve continual gains in productivity while satisfying customers' expectations for quality and prompt delivery.”
Toyota net income was just over $10B USD. (click on graph for a better image).
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Mark Graban
Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker who has worked in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups. He is author of the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, as well as The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen. His most recent book is 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. His latest book has been released as an "in-progress" book, titled Measures of Success.
Another interesting point to note is per today’s share prices, GM and F market valuation is app 15B each (roughly 1.5 times yearly income of Toyota)!
Content aside – that graphic would have looked a lot better as a gif or a png.
Yeah, I know it doesn’t look great, but you can click on the graph to get a better quality image.