Book Byte #103 "The Toyota Way" by Jeffrey K. Liker

14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer

📣 Curious Quotes from the Author

“Most Business Processes Are 90% Waste and 10% Value-Added Work”

“Every team member has the responsibility to stop the line every time they see something that is out of standard. That's how we put the responsibility for quality in the hands of our team members.”

“Go and see for yourself to thoroughly understand the situation (genchi genbutsu).”

“We build cars, not intellectuals”

“Standardization Is the Basis for Continuous Improvement and Quality”

“All we are doing is looking at the time line from the moment the customer gives us an order to the point when we collect the cash. And we are reducing that time line by removing the non-value-added wastes. (Ohno, 1988)”

“Andon works only when you teach your employees the importance of bringing problems to the surface so they can be quickly solved.”

“Automobiles account for about 20 percent of the carbon dioxide from all human sources, yet about one fourth of the world's population enjoys their benefits.”

“Be responsive to the day-by-day shifts in customer demand rather than relying on computer schedules and systems to track wasteful inventory.”

“The Toyota Production System can be realized only when all the workers become tortoises. (Ohno, 1988)”

“Management has no more critical role than to motivate and engage large numbers of people to work together toward a common goal. Defining and explaining what the goal is, sharing a path to achieving it, motivating people to take the journey with you, and assisting them by removing obstacles—those are management's reasons for being.”

“Continuous improvement means getting better every day and is the driver for building a sustainable enterprise. Only those at the gemba can understand the problems fast enough to react quickly. Continuous improvement depends on a different paradigm of the role of the human—all humans are problem detectors and problem correctors—thinking scientifically.”

📚 Cognition of the Book’s Big Idea:

The Toyota Way demonstrates how establishing a lean organization based on continuous improvement and respect for people can transform businesses and improve lives. Executives must build an outstanding culture from the ground up in order to achieve success. Building trust and ensuring smooth manufacturing processes takes time, but the end result will be a corporation driven by purpose and enthusiasm.

While the Toyota Way provides guidelines for maximizing long-term value generation, you must adapt the principles to your own scenario. Remember to stay devoted to your vision, adopt a development mentality, and forge your own path.

🛠️Fixing the Tech Industry

One of the main topics of this book and a major problem with Tech right now, is about continuos development. We all need to work on things to continue to improve, but it’s more about the process than it is about the result. Quality Processes lead to quality results, but Quality Results hardly ever lead to Quality Processes. The more we focus on results, the more burn the farm to save the water well.

🤝Collaborate with others with this Social Media Prompt:

What do you think is a process that can be improved in your workspace?

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