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Table of Contents

Publisher’s Foreword

Preface to the English Edition

A Comment on This Book

A Note on Japanese Names

Starting from Need

The Oil Crisis Opened Our Eyes

Slow Growth Is Scary

“Catch Up with America”

Using a Common-Sense Idea

Give the Machine Intelligence

The Power of Individual Skill and Teamwork

Cost Reduction Is the Goal

The Illusion of Japanese Industry

Establishing a Production Flow

Production Leveling

In the Beginning, There Was Need

A Revolution in Consciousness Is Indispensable

Evolution of the Toyota Production System

Repeating Why Five Times

Complete Analysis of Waste

My Plant-First Principle

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