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From: john on 8 Jul 2010 01:21 http://www.cnbc.com/id/36939747/ ABOUT THE SHOW Toyota is the blueprint for modern manufacturing, with a philosophy widely studied and imitated, but it is now engulfed in a perfect storm with 8.5 million cars recalled worldwide.For many, the Toyota story is an old-fashioned tale of greed. It began with a small company whose goal was simple: to make the best products it possibly could using a method so streamlined that the "Toyota Way" became synomymous with efficiency and was emulated by manufacturers around the globe.But as the company grew and expanded, profit and the bottom line took over. Can the company cope with the challenges it faces? It may take more than the "Toyota Way" to get the world's biggest auto maker back on track.This special documentary presentation, first aired on BBC, includes interviews with the victims of alleged 'sudden unintended acceleration', insiders, experts, Sir Richard Branson, the CEO of Interbrand and Japanese industry leaders, as well as one of the key Toyota executives at the center of the storm.
From: Heywood Jablowme on 8 Jul 2010 11:12 You getting a hard-on over the Toyota story? Don't you wish you could afford to purchase a new Toyota? Better keep taking the bus. Just FYI.
From: chuckcar on 8 Jul 2010 11:26
john <johngdole(a)hotmail.com> wrote in news:c290fb01-f22b-4791-a337- f08f32d9ec49(a)m17g2000prl.googlegroups.com: > http://www.cnbc.com/id/36939747/ > > ABOUT THE SHOW > Toyota is the blueprint for modern manufacturing, with a philosophy > widely studied and imitated, but it is now engulfed in a perfect storm > with 8.5 million cars recalled worldwide.For many, the Toyota story is > an old-fashioned tale of greed. It began with a small company whose > goal was simple: to make the best products it possibly could using a > method so streamlined that the "Toyota Way" became synomymous with > efficiency and was emulated by manufacturers around the globe.But as > the company grew and expanded, profit and the bottom line took over. > Can the company cope with the challenges it faces? It may take more > than the "Toyota Way" to get the world's biggest auto maker back on > track.This special documentary presentation, first aired on BBC, > includes interviews with the victims of alleged 'sudden unintended > acceleration', insiders, experts, Sir Richard Branson, the CEO of > Interbrand and Japanese industry leaders, as well as one of the key > Toyota executives at the center of the storm. > Sort of related - a James Burk Connections type thing. Weaving, the oil industry, bicycles and steam/water power created the industries that we have now. Toyota is no exception apparently - it was formerly a weaving company. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakichi_Toyoda The great grandfather of the present head of Toyota. -- (setq (chuck nil) car(chuck) ) |