Our Toyota Tour Guide’s Small Improvement — Kaizen in Action
We just finished our second day of our Kaizen Institute Japan Lean Tour and it's been great so far. Follow us via…
Toyota Tour Thoughts – Yes, They Have Opportunities for Kaizen
I had a chance to go back to the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas (TMMTX) plant in south San Antonio last week with…
Looking Ahead to a Toyota Tour by Looking Back
I'm excited that I have a chance, on Wednesday, to tour the Toyota plant in San Antonio, TX. I'm going with a "Lean…
Thoughts from a Toyota Tour
I received this email and I'm publishing it here with the permission of the anonymous author:In May, the TMMI…
Lean Whiskey #37: Starbucks’ Gemba, Toyota’s Tour, Product Innovation…
"I'll have a half-caff no-whip soy-milk chestnut praline latte... to-go."
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An Amazing Virtual Plant Tour (and More) at the Toyota North American HQ
Last month, I had an opportunity to visit the Toyota North American Headquarters that's now near me in Plano,…
Highlights from our Lean Event Tour at Toyota
Last week was our first "Symposium on Learning Organizations" where we brought together 40 people with diverse…
What We’re Looking Forward to Learning at the Toyota Plant Tour
Tomorrow, with the entire KaiNexus team, I'm going to visit the Toyota truck plant in San Antonio, the plant…
Visiting and Touring the Toyota Tsutsumi Plant, Part 2
Last week, I wrote a post (part 1) looking back at our visit to the Toyota Tsutsumi factory that was part of our …
My 2nd Tour of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas (San Antonio)
I had the chance to tour the San Antonio Toyota truck plant (otherwise known as TMMTX) back in 2010 (and I blogged…
Toyota Texas Tour – Concepts From the Visitor Center
I'll start the week with another post about my tour of the TMMTX (Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas) plant in San…
Notes from a Toyota Georgetown Tour
Construction Executive Lessons from the Toyota Visit :: Reforming Project ManagementGreat post on the Reforming…
Ken Pilone, the Author of Lean Leadership on a Napkin; Toyota Says…
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Remembering Hajime Oba of Toyota and TSSC (1945-2020)
I've seen a number of people post on LinkedIn about the passing of the legendary "Mr. Oba" of Toyota (sometimes…
Inside Toyota’s Takaoka #2 Line – Flexibility and Kaizen
This is an interesting article:
Inside Toyota's Takaoka #2 Line: The Most Flexible Line In The World
I…
Podcast #330 – Christoph Roser, His Grand Tour of Japanese Automakers
Joining me today for Episode #330 of the podcast is Christoph Roser, a professor of production management…
A Look Back at Posts About Visiting Toyota Plants in Texas and Japan
Today, I'll be touring the Toyota truck plant in San Antonio again, the plant known as TMMTX. I'm there with our…
TQM at Toyota and the Influence on Lean – Past and Present, Japan and U.S.
I'm very excited to be leaving for Japan for another study trip in just over a month. This will be my second trip…