Chapter 8

Execution

In this final chapter, I am going to help you put all of the pieces together so that you can execute the principles discussed throughout the book. The basic concepts reviewed here are based on principles taught to me by many teachers during my eighteen years with Toyota. I have taken the principles that they imparted to me and developed them into a system for executing improvement initiatives for the operation of any business. If there is one thing that all companies have in common, it is that at some level all companies operate in a similar manner. Every business buys “stuff” and sells “stuff.” From the perspective of this system, the “stuff” is irrelevant. The important thing is to focus on improving things within your ...

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