The Toyota Way
From kwharrison13.com · Anti-library
The Toyota Way
| Full title | The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer |
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| Author | Jeffrey K. Liker |
| Published | 2004 |
| Pages | 340 |
| Recommended | 3 times |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Liker’s codification of the Toyota Production System into fourteen principles — long-term philosophy, continuous flow, stopping the line to fix problems, and genchi genbutsu, going to see for yourself. |
Where I heard about it
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Spotted at Barnes & Noble, San Bruno — January 2019 (Books photo album)
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My own bookshelf — a book I own but haven’t read: the literal anti-library case, bought and shelved rather than recommended.
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On Mustafa (@oprydai)‘s X list of books “that’ll teach you building vertically integrated companies”, September 30, 2026 — sixteen covers on manufacturing, operations and industrial history. Captured on books, that’ll teach you building… (tweet).
Connections
- Books To Read — the Apple Note this shelf transcription came from.
- books, that’ll teach you building… (tweet) — on Mustafa’s list of books for building vertically integrated companies.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.