The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer by Jeffrey Liker Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer
Book Review: Toyota Way - It is a way of life....
Summary: 4 Stars
As an employee of Toyota, I felt this book to be like an internal document to me, the depth of study the author has done being reflected in this book.
The approach is typically American, always comparing between mass production & TPS and thus showing merits of TPS. I would have liked an approach that does not compare with mass production, but with other lean companies ( Author has done this to some extent, to be frank with you all).
May be there is a lot of people around who believe in mass production and author has to take the message across to them also.
Whatever said and done, this book is unique because of it's holistic approach to Toyota Way.
I would suggest the following to enjoy the book better.
1. Do not think that Toyota Way is not only for Business, it can be applied effectively in day to day life.
( Try to apply the Sphagetti diagram when you are preparing your tea next time, you will see a lot of ways to improve the way you make tea!)
2. Do not get carried away by the examples given. Take a paper run your imagination and try to get a real life picture.
3. Try to apply each principle in Simple day to day real life process. Read through the Book once. come back review and read the book again.
In a nutshell "Feel the Toyota Way, dont just try to read it".
All Best for a good experience with Toyota Way.
Book Review: Toyota Way Review
Summary: 5 Stars
Good book. I'm taking a grad class and it will definitely be a help for me when I do my project.Book Review: Toyota Way Thought provoking
Summary: 5 Stars
For a person not involved in the manufacturing sector and yet interested in maximizing Church resources especially volunteers and paid ministers the book was thought provoking and insightful. The book's simple and easy to read format help me see ways and opportunities to use this material as I consult with churches and schools. The fourteen steps provided a strong methodology and systematic way of learning and implementing the concepts. Finally, it created a new way of looking at the importance of measurements and how to integrated change into the entire organizational culture. Thanks for the excellent gift to the management literatureBook Review: Toyota way is a way of thinking
Summary: 5 Stars
As Liker clearly points out, the Toyota Way is more of a way of thinking than anything else. Also it is clear that the Toyota Way is a system of management that cannot be broken down into components and 'implemented' piecemeal. The interactions among the componenets are what make the system so powerful and it is described that way clearly by Liker. His explanations and examples are clear and insightful and his Principles and diagrams present good summaries of the writing.
Anyone interested in management should read this book. It is quite full of significant revelations and well worth the price.
Book Review: True Lean
Summary: 5 Stars
If you're looking to learn something about LEAN manufacturing, this is the right source for that.