June 2015
Intermediate to advanced
240 pages
3h 17m
English
book
Management Lessons from Taiichi Ohno: What Every Leader Can Learn from the Man who Invented the Toyota Production System
by Takehiko Harada
Overview
The 15 most powerful practices of the legendary Taiichi Ohno you can use to drive breakthrough productivity improvements in your company
Having spent 40 years working at the side of Taichii Ohno at Toyota, Takehiko Harada recounts his experiences transforming operations as we know them.
In Management Lessons from Taichii Ohno, Harada explains, “Good Kaizen makes an environment where work is meaningful. To create a workplace like this, it is crucial to train people in the management of a lean organization.” The book provides managers and executives with the tools they need to implement TPS/Lean within their organization.
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