Peter Abilla’s Shmula Blog Peter pointed me to this example he posted a while back, he says “it’s an authentic artifact from Toyota. I participated in this when I spent 1.5 weeks in the Hebron, KY supply parts distribution facility.”…
Mulally Pans `Paranoid’ Ford, Pushes Toyota-Style Production I criticized Alan Mulally earlier, via my criticism of Boeing. To be clear: I respect Mulally. I am really rooting for Alan Mulally. Mulally is such an outspoken promoter of the Toyota Production…
Message Board, direct link to David’s Post (scroll down the page) – the board site is defunct. Here are some comments by David Meier that were worth reading… His post began: ——————————- I would have to say that I have…
Lots of Toyota news with the new Tundra and the Detroit Auto Show going on:Toyota Enters the Auto Show With a Swagger (NY Times)From the article: No longer does Toyota fear the reaction it faced as recently as the 1990s,…
By Jean Cunningham: Mark’s note: Here is the first post from Jean Cunningham. I’m looking forward to her future contributions to the blog. For more about Jean and her lean experience, click here. She brings a unique perspective to the…
I can’t get the videos to play on my PC. CNBC did interviews today with the Big 3 big wigs, a big mullet, and a Toyota leader. I heard the Mulally interview on XM Radio, but didn’t hear the others.…