Tag: Toyota

Toyota Thinking: Leadership, Systems, and Continuous Improvement

Toyota is often cited as the inspiration for Lean, but its success is rooted in leadership behaviors, management systems, and a deep commitment to learning—not tools or slogans. This archive brings together blog posts, podcasts, and reflections on Toyota’s approach to quality, continuous improvement, psychological safety, and respect for people. Many of these posts explore what leaders outside Toyota often misunderstand—and what truly matters if they hope to learn from Toyota rather than copy it.

Lean at NUMMI

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Society of Manufacturing EngineersHere's a good overview of the Toyota/GM "Joint Venture" plant, NUMMI. I put "JV" in quotes because, sure there is...

Union ignorance of Toyota

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Toyota considers West Michigan plant; UAW not pleased -- WWMT - Digital Channel 3You'd think a new auto plant in Michigan, any plant, would...

As Japan’s Elderly Ranks Swell, Toyota Sees New Path to Growth

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Free version of articleWednesday's Wall St. Journal front page had quite a contrast. Next to an article about how GM is struggling, there...

NY Times, USA Today, and NPR Report on Toyota

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1 -- 'Slow and steady' drives Toyota's growth - (USA Today) 2 -- Toyota Closes In on G.M. (NY Times, requires free registration) 3 -- Toyota...

Not All Japanese Have The Right Idea Like Toyota

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Evolving Excellence Blog: : I Don't Speak JapaneseAnother provocative post from Bill Waddell and the Evolving Excellence blog. I'd like to amplify his...

More on the Toyota Cost/Profit Model

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Evolving Excellence: Its About Cost, Stupid!Great post here by Bill Waddell about the Toyota "Profit/Cost" model ofProfit = Price - Cost. He elaborates...

Toyota Quickens Quest to Unseat GM

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Toyota Quickens Quest to Unseat GM As a friend in Detroit pointed out, it's interesting that Toyota is allowing Fuji/Subaru to build Toyota vehicles in...

GM and Toyota, Passing In The Night

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From today's WSJ, in the article about GM's possible plant closures:While the details of GM's plans remain unclear, GM officials have said that their...

Toyota’s Quality Will Suffer With Their Growth?

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Toyota is on track to top GM sales:There are more articles today, including the WSJ, about the possiblity that Toyota will become #1 in...

Toyota Set to Become World’s #1 Automaker in ’06 or ’07

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asahi.com:Point of View/ Kazuyoshi Abe: - ENGLISHHere is a piece from a Japanese newspaper that gives a pretty good short historical overview of Toyota's...

You Get What You Inspect: A NUMMI Lesson in Lean Leadership

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Here is the sixth, and probably final, installment of my tales from the NUMMI tour. You can revisit them by starting with Tale #1 and...

Toyota, others steer clear of unions

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MySA.com : Printer Friendly StoryFrom the same newspaper that brings you "The sun is hot" on the weather page. Don't get me wrong,...
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