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Comprehensive and Insightful Guide to Toyota and Lean  
In spite of the recent embarrassing product recalls Toyota remains a highly respected global leader. Jeffrey Likers 2004 book on "The Toyota Way" summarizes 20 years of insightful study. He argues that the 4-P model of Process Philosophy People/Partners and Problem Solving describes the four interdependent components required for long-term success.

Scattered throughout the text are descriptions of how and why other firms have failed to succeed in adopting lean manufacturing or "The Toyota Way". They include: lack of senior management involvement or commitment focus on tools/techniques without an emphasis on culture overemphasis on cost reduction lack of discipline to sustain flow improvements emphasis on format/rules in ISO 9000 inappropriate outsourcing supplier abuse and an overly narrow focus in six sigma on statistical techniques applied by experts. The books insights and stories are valuable but not totally persuasive.

The text provides good histori : 2010-09-15 23:46:24

Making it Happen  
The Toyota Way is an outstanding publication. As Dr. Liker says Cultural Change through the involvement of all people (from top leadership to floor operators)is a key factor in transforming an organization to Lean. The Iceberg Model of TPS on page 299 (figure 22-3) says it all.

How do we take all of the concepts in the book and make them happen in our organization? One way to engage more people is to establish a Toyota Way Discussion Group or Book Club. Start with volunteer participants and meet for about an hour each week. Before the meeting agree on the section of the book to be discussed and ask each member to describe what it means to them and what they can do to implement the concept in their organization. They will also be able to ask for help and support from other organizations represented in the meeting. This promotes teamwork and understanding.

If any of the concepts are difficult for them to understand have other participants explain what it : 2010-09-15 23:46:24

Why Toyota will recover from the current crisis  
I wish I would have read this book before I started studying any of the Lean/Six Sigma literature or even the Theory of Constraints for that matter. This book does an outstanding job of explaining the concepts Toyota developed through the years that heavily influenced the Lean/Six Sigma literature. I found myself reading the book to see how Toyota could have faltered as they have of late but what I found instead was good proof of why Toyota will recover from this. Toyota has always been known for encouraging its workers to stop a line or an entire factory to avoid up stream errors. This was echoed in a recent news article stating how Toyota had stopped new car production to get a grasp on how to fix this issue and move forward to reclaim their reputation for quality. In my opinion this book is a must read for anyone in the Manufacturing industry or business in general. : 2010-09-15 23:46:24

Good Process improvement ideas  
This Book is a good read. Gives a common sense approach to Business Process improvements and shows what to expect as results. I started reading this book way before Toyota recalls but find it interesting that the relevance of the content still remained the same even after all the recalls.Goes to show that the Toyota way is time tested. Has been very helpful in creating solutions and managing the business processes both in manufacturing and non manufacturing environments (in the Human Resources and Financials functional areas).

One caution: The content may appear favoring Toyodas in the begining of the book but continuing through the chapters one realizes that it is difficult to take an unbiased approach and still narrate the story!!!Enjoy : 2010-09-15 23:46:24

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