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McGraw Hill Toyota Way To Continuous Improvement by LIKER and JEFFREY
The Toyota Way to Continuous Improvement, Liker teams up with former Toyota production engineer James Franz to explain the underlying thinking behind continuous improvement and why any company needs a disciplined approach to process improvement in every part of the organization. Liker and Franz outline the common mistakes in thinking that limit results, and they reveal how Toyota achieves its dual objectives of improving business performance and developing its people through following Dr. W. Edwards Deming’s teachings of Plan-Do-Check-Adjust (PDCA). Through detailed case examples in many industries, you’ll learn how to: Determine why your processes aren’t achieving anticipated results. Build a sustainable lean process with a well-defined purpose. Create a system that reveals problems. Teach every leader and team member at every level the art of PDCA for process improvement.