Category: Toyota

Honda vs. Toyota: Comparison This section continues the discussion of the issues that the company must face. The paper aims to cover some issues faced by the company such as being accepted by the market of the switch from gas to electric, adopting new technical expertise to make this change, coping with additional costs due…

Toyota Motor Ltd: Guiding Principles, Philosophy, and Practices At the end of the day, the insistence of the company on lean and efficient production rests on the strategy of offering the market cars that work reliably and are as affordable as possible. Quality and productivity helped the company penetrate an impoverished domestic market still struggling…

Toyota Motor North America. Executing Global Strategy It is important to note that although the given analysis and summary will primarily focus on Toyota Motors North American division, the latter is heavily influenced by Toyota Japan. In the case of the corporate culture, the company harnesses loyalty and hard work, where the employees are put…

Internal Alignment of Toyota Motor Co. Table of Contents Structure Tasks / Work Systems People Culture and Systems Conclusion References In management, internal alignment refers to relationships between interdependent social and technical elements within a company that ensure its effective functioning. The main components of the organizational alignment model are structure, task / work system,…

Toyota as a Guarantor of Careful Production Table of Contents Introduction Products Wealth People Policy and Money Conclusion Reference List Introduction Toyota is one of the most successful companies in the world. It is lean manufacturing concept and holistic approach to business organization studied in the most prestigious business schools of the world. Toyotas business…

Technical Principles in The Toyota Way by J. Liker Table of Contents Summary Main Points Conclusion Answers References Summary In chapters 21 and 22 of The Toyota Way, J. Liker dwells upon Toyotas approach to the technical principles of TPS. It states that the service sector (in terms of administrative and service operations) can gain…

Just-in-Time Production Method: Toyota Company Case What is JIT? The JIT commonly refers to the just-in-time method of production. The major area of its implementation is the Japanese car manufacturing. It is a holistic system of managing the process of production. The major objective of this manufacturing method is an attempt to reduce production waste…

Double Helix by Nancy Parker: Character Analysis Table of Contents Introduction Kate Liptons moral fortitude Sense of Duty Evolvement of the protagonist Kate Lipton as the speaker of the authors opinion Conclusion Bibliography Introduction In her absorbing novel Double Helix, Nancy Parker raises several questions that are extremely vital in present-day society. How will humankind…

Toyota Company: Foreign Direct Investment Introduction The Toyota Motor Corporation has its headquarters in Aichi, Japan, with several international plants in countries across the globe. It is the largest vehicle manufacturer in the world with the capacity to produce more than ten million automobiles each year. This analytical treatise attempts to explicitly review how Toyota…

Toyota Problems and Solutions What problem happened in Toyota? How was it solved? This essay provides answers to questions regarding Toyota problems and solutions, such as a recall. Table of Contents Introduction Bureaucracy Overconfidence Weak management The fallout Conclusion Bibliography Introduction How can a company that has been calling the shots in the automobile market…