Customer Review: For any individual working in an operations oriented field this book can be a valuable tool for learning more about the Toyota Way and Lean manufacturing.
Customer Review: I've done a basic EV conversion and wanted a source to explain some of my performance results. This book does a very good job of explaining how your EV will perfrom, especially the 30% rule. EV converstions are not the simplist of jobs to do, this book provides a good summary of what to expect. His... more info
Customer Review: Our company is introducing Toyota Production System methodologies, and we all had questions about "Why do we use 11x17 paper for presentations?" and "How do we perform this task ?". This is a very good reference book for our specific case. It is written in a pragmatic way, with examples to follow,... more info
Customer Review: David Halberstam wrote in 1986 his view of the history of the carmaking industry. He focuses on Ford and Nissan. Other players get mentions here and there, but no more than that. While a broader look at the whole carmaking industry might seem better, Halberstam's approach works. No one writes... more info
Customer Review: If you want to understand why GM, Ford, and Chrysler are doomed and have been doomed for two decades, this is the book. I've worked both for GM (twice) and in Japan for a Japanese automotive supplier, and I can attest that this book really got it right. Unfortunately, while everyone in... more info
Customer Review: This is again a Jeffrey Liker book (although probably mostly written by Michael Hoseus). And that means that you can learn, but also that you will suffer. Because you have to understand the 'living' meaning behind the words. And that is not gooing to be easy ...
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Customer Review: It is a very good way to understand how to solve problems in an easy way and how to share information about an X situation when there is not time to review hard reports. It is an easy way to solve "potential" problems or ideas of improvement. If a company implement it all across departments at all... more info
Customer Review: Suprisingly, the life of a CEO can be just like our own. The numbers are bigger. But I don't mean money. Lee Iacocca doesn't come off as someone living in luxury, even though I'm sure he's rich. Rather, that when he would get up in the morning to solve a problem for Chrysler employees, he was... more info
