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It is the book, what else do you need for a 5 star

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Hold philosophy or the belief system of the company sacred by respecting it in all day to day decisionsquality, effectiveness and efficiency:quality first - if there is an issue, shut down the production line until it is fixed.

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Multiple types of waste - even though it means less value add time, toyota has some inventory because it enables even production so keep in mind all types of “waste”mixed model production - if you need to build small, medium and large trucks, enable a fast changeover so that you can level your production constantly bouncing between each truckmanagement:bureaucracy is not necessarily bad - documenting and demanding adherence to rules and procedures is not restricting as long as employees understand the rationale and are expected to question it when they see problems/opportunities.

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Since they have a deep understanding of the business, they can identify issues through this sampling process.

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Unless you really dig to the root, issues will come back.

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I'm just an unfrozen caveman operations guy and even i can see the genius behind these principles.

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It is a great book, but it will not replace real world experience.