Toyota's Improvement Thinking from the Inside

Auteur

Sarah K. Womack, Ph.D., founded Womack Lean Advisors, a consulting firm focused on continuous improvement, operational excellence, and cultural transformation. She has over two decades of experience teaching and researching world-class management strategies for continuous improvement, including eight years at Toyota's Engineering and Manufacturing headquarters in North America. She studied under some of Toyota Japan's leading experts in Toyota Production System thinking, kaizen, and problem-solving before teaching and leading workplace transformation in other organizations.

Texte du rabat

The book is written for a wide audience so that readers outside of manufacturing organizations can understand the broad applicability of the Toyota way. In addition, It is written succinctly to help readers and practitioners focus their transformation efforts.

Contenu

Chapter 1 The TPS way to personal and organizational transformation Chapter 2 Technical systems, values, and a culture of improvement Chapter 3: Problem-solving Oh, the places you'll go Chapter 4: Continuous improvement (C.I.) implementation in other organizations (manufacturing, healthcare, education)