false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172294294m/161789.jpg 161789 2 <p><b>How to speed up business processes, improve quality, and cut costs in any industry</b></p> <p>In factories around the world, Toyota consistently makes the highest-quality cars with the fewest defects of any competing manufacturer, while using fewer man-hours, less on-hand inventory, and half the floor space of its competitors. <i>The Toyota Way </i>is the first book for a general audience that explains the management principles and business philosophy behind Toyota's worldwide reputation for quality and reliability.</p> <p>Complete with profiles of organizations that have successfully adopted Toyota's principles, this book shows managers in every industry how to improve business processes by:</p> <ul> <li>Eliminating wasted time and resources <li>Building quality into workplace systems <li>Finding low-cost but reliable alternatives to expensive new technology <li>Producing in small quantities <li>Turning every employee into a qualitycontrol inspector </ul> 156150 17 12 2003 The Toyota Way total:223|5:70|4:76|3:62|2:14|1:1| 223 869 368 40 2 0 false false Sat Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 10:37:51 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 19:18:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 23 06:25:51 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 06:28:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jan 04 17:29:56 -0800 2009 Wed Sep 09 08:44:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Nov 20 11:52:42 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 20 12:06:08 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jul 25 19:12:44 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 07 15:31:20 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 12:00:25 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 09:59:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 24 15:05:34 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 15:13:58 -0700 2009
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I've enjoyed it and applyed the knowlede at my job on diagnostics market as project manager.
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