One Team on All Levels, 2nd Edition

Chapter 12

Toyota Way Principles

There have been many books written about the Toyota Way principles. Most of these books have been written by professors and consultants and are very educational. To the best of my knowledge, the principles have never been explained from the perspective of the hourly worker or on a personal scale such as this from the people who apply the principles in their work life.

The principles are a set of guidelines that was created by management at Toyota in the 1930s-1960s. These principles are one of the tools used to create our work culture and promote a lean-manufacturing organization. If you want to learn more details, I suggest you read the other books written. Some of my friends and I are going to attempt this ...