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Toyota
An annotated collection of 2 books on toyota, spanning 1988 to 2004. Featuring works by Taiichi Ohno, Jeffrey K. Liker — each with editorial commentary oriented to digital product practice.
Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production
Taiichi Ohno, 1988 · Productivity Press (English translation; Japanese original 1978)
Ohno invented the Toyota Production System and this is his own account of how and why — not Liker writing about Toyota, but the man who built it describing the thinking underneath. The book is short, conversational, and…
The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer
Jeffrey K. Liker, 2004 · McGraw-Hill
Liker codifies Toyota's operating philosophy into fourteen principles organised around long-term thinking, the right process, people development and continuous learning. The book is popular among process consultants and…