Tag: Toyota

LeanBlog Podcast #24 – Jim Womack, State of the Auto World

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Episode #24 of the LeanBlog Podcast is the 2nd part of my recent conversation with Jim Womack, of the Lean Enterprise Institute. In this...

New Book, "Toyota Talent:" Out NOW

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Toyota TalentUpdate 5/6/07: The book is now shipping from AmazonI had the pleasure of reading a pre-publication version of this new book from...

Clarifying Lean vs. Frugal

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By Dan MarkovitzThere's been some confusion over my recent post criticizing the Business Week article on Toyota's "frugality." I do not believe that...

Lean and Green at Toyota San Antonio

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MySA.com: Business:Following up on the Lean and Green theme, from the new San Antonio Toyota plant:"'Muda' is the Japanese term for waste. Toyota does...

More Notes on the Business Week Article

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Toyota: A Carmaker Wired to Win:Dan Markovitz beat me to the punch, but I also wanted to comment on some things in the article:The...

Lean Is Not "Frugal." Lean Is "Value."

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By Dan MarkovitzBusinessWeek online joined the rest of the media in noting that Toyota just passed GM as the global leader in auto sales...

Toyota Tops GM in Sales

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Toyota topples GM as global sales leader - USATODAY.comIt's been long expected, but the day is finally here: Toyota is now the global...

"Toyota Talent" out April 29

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Amazon.com: Toyota Talent: Books: Jeffrey Liker,David MeierThis has been an exciting week for me. Monday, I met David Mann, author of Creating A...

Ford: Quality equal to Toyota

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Detroit News ArticleIn terms of initial vehicle quality, Ford Motor Co. is in a statistical dead-heat for second place with Japan's Toyota Motor Corp....

Technology Is Key, Toyota Exec Says(?)

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Chron.com - Houston ChronicleThe question mark was my addition to the headline. I wonder if this what the motivation behind this comment from...

Thoughts on Driving a Prius

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Car Keys Could Go the Way of Tail Fins - New York Times So I've finally become a Toyota driver, driving an employer-provided Prius for...

Toyota’s Convis to Retire

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Press Named to Toyota Board - The Car ConnectionToyota's Gary Convis, a leader who I have admired greatly, is retiring in June:Toyota also announced...
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