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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…

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…