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The Toyota Way to Continuous Improvement

Connects Toyota management philosophy to the difficult work of transforming complex organizations.

Key takeaways

  1. Transformation requires a system
  2. Technical tools alone are insufficient
  3. Leadership alignment sustains change

How to apply it in your business

  1. Choose one model area for end-to-end transformation
  2. Align incentives with flow metrics
  3. Run quarterly sustainment assessments

About the authors

Liker is an operations scholar; Franz is a lean transformation consultant and practitioner.

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