Excellence at Toyota motor manufacturing in the United States

Abstract

Spotlights the Toyota automobile company and its status as the third largest car producer, in addition to being the fifth largest industrial company in the world. Concentrates on the Japanese management system and its value and philosophy. Delves into the Toyota corporate structure and hiring process, stressing the ethics of the team as being the most important part of the process, with open communication, non‐monetary awards, and the pay/bonus system – which are allied to making the company more successful.

Citation

Fang, S. and Kleiner, B.H. (2003), "Excellence at Toyota motor manufacturing in the United States", Management Research News, Vol. 26 No. 2/3/4, pp. 116-122. https://doi.org/10.1108/01409170310783835