Toyota Kaizen Methods: Six Steps to Improvement by Isao Kato (English) Paperback

Description: Toyota Kaizen Methods by Isao Kato, Art Smalley Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description A how-to guide for planning and executing Kaizen events and conducting post-event follow-up to sustain the changes made. It outlines the Kaizen steps and techniques taught inside Toyota Motor Corporation. It examines simple analytic methods for work elements, time, motion, production lead-time, machine losses, and standardized work. Publisher Description Toyota Kaizen Methods: Six Steps to Improvement focuses on the skills and techniques practiced inside Toyota Motor Corporation during the past decades. This workbook focuses on the actual training course concepts and methods used by Toyota to develop employee skill level, a core element of Toyotas success. It is not a book about holding Western-style five-day Kaizen events, which were in reality quite rare during the development of Toyotas production system and are virtually nonexistent today inside Toyota. Written by two of Toyotas most revered and experienced trainers, the book -- Traces the origins of Kaizen since the inception of Toyota Motor Corporation Articulates the basic six-step Kaizen improvement skills pattern taught inside Toyota Helps practitioners of Kaizen improve their own skill level and confidence by simplifying concepts and removing any mystery in the process Provides homework assignments and a wealth of forms for analyzing work processes If you take the time to study the concepts detailed here, you will be reviewing the same methods and techniques that were harnessed by generations of Toyota supervisors, managers, and engineers.These techniques are not the secret ingredient of Lean manufacturing; however, mastery of these timeless techniques will improve your ability to conduct improvement in almost any setting and generate improvement results for your organization. Author Biography Art Smalley worked for Toyota in Japan, before becoming the director of lean for a large US company and a consulting lean expert for McKinsey & Company. Isao Kato spent 35 years with Toyota in a variety of management positions in manufacturing, HR, training and development, and supplier development. Details ISBN 1439838534 ISBN-13 9781439838532 Title Toyota Kaizen Methods Author Isao Kato, Art Smalley Format Paperback Year 2010 Pages 154 Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc GE_Item_ID:34197287; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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