Buy 3 Get Another Free On All Under S$10
Get 10% off all year round! Join Thryft Club
Get 10% off all year round and $10 off your next order! Join Thryft Club
Stay in touch and win free books! Sign up

Your cart

Your cart is empty

Check out these collections.

Books from Singapore Publishers
Books From University Presses
Creative Nonfiction

Stay in touch and win free books

Keep up with our latest sales and events, and receive
recommendations direct to your inbox. We'll only send the good stuff, promise!

By completing this form, you are signing up to receive our emails and can unsubscribe at any time

New

Management Lessons From Taiichi Ohno: What Every Leader Can Learn From the Man Who Invented the Toyota Production System

by Takehiko Harada
$9.90
Management Lessons From Taiichi Ohno: What Every Leader Can Learn From the Man Who Invented the Toyota Production System
Management Lessons From Taiichi Ohno: What Every Leader Can Learn From the Man Who Invented the Toyota Production System

Transformative insights from the Toyota Production System.

This book acts as a unique mentorship session with Taiichi Ohno, giving you a firsthand look at the principles that revolutionized the auto industry. It's ideal for leaders and managers aiming to foster a Lean culture within their organizations. Reading it offers the feeling of an intimate workshop where you can practically hear Ohno's voice, guiding you to empower your team and enhance productivity. It's not just about the methodology; it's about the spirit that drives sustainable success.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
New

Management Lessons From Taiichi Ohno: What Every Leader Can Learn From the Man Who Invented the Toyota Production System

by Takehiko Harada
$9.90
ISBN: 9780071849739
Authors: Takehiko Harada
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Date of Publication: 2015-07-13
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Business, Personal Development
Related Topics: Management, Leadership, Productivity, Business, Leadership, Productivity
Goodreads rating: 3.9
(rated by 50 readers)

Special Offer

Buy 3 Preloved Items Below S$10 and Get Another Free

Discount applied automatically when you add them to your cart!

Description

The 15 most powerful practices for guiding breakthrough productivity improvements in any company. Management Lessons From Taiichi Ohno provides firsthand knowledge of the tools, techniques, and challenges to implementing the Lean values of the Toyota Production System (TPS) in an organization. Takehiko Harada spent four decades applying Lean principles at Toyota with Taiichi Ohno, and the motivating insights he shares on maintaining a Lean culture are peerless. More than a set of rules for managers and executives to implement, this personal guidebook is from the heart in an attempt to see other companies enjoy the rewards of the TPS values Toyota leaders dedicated their lives to serving. It puts you in touch with the actual people who learned the key to success is creating a workforce of smiling employees who find purpose in their work. Real-world examples from Toyota as well as other companies striving to practice TPS/Lean fully demonstrate: The 15 sayings of Taiichi Ohno--what his words mean and how his philosophies are practiced throughout Toyota, the 4 Stages of Things--a very useful method for visiting the gemba, which is where the action takes place, the managerial role--what management at the frontline should be, how it is different from a supervisor's duties, and the critical motivational elements to creating a vibrant, happy workplace, bridging the cultural gap--indispensable wisdom for deploying the Toyota
Condition guide

Book Condition Guide

Books in Like New Condition

This book may contain very minor cosmetic defects, but it is in pristine condition. There should be no yellowing, no foxing, no water damage, and no annotations of any kind on the cover and the pages. For paperbacks, there should not be any crease marks on the spine. This book is good as new — lucky you!

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

Books in Very Good Condition

This book has been used, but it is still in a clean condition. There should be no foxing or annotations of any kind on the inner pages, but a sparse amount may be present on the cover, title pages, or outside edges of the book. There should be no water damage of any kind. For paperbacks, there may be light crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

Books in Good Condition

We do our best to ensure the quality of our books, but there is no escaping the wear and tear that comes with time. Slight foxing and some annotations may be present on the pages and the cover. There should be no water damage of any kind. For paperbacks, there may be several crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

Books in Well Read Condition

This is a well-read book, which means that the previous owner probably really enjoyed it! The cover and pages may include moderate foxing and annotations, but the text is not obscured and still readable. Moderate cosmetic defects and minor water damage may be present on the edges of the book. For paperbacks, there may be multiple crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

 

Find out more about our process here.

Availability
 
(0 in cart)

You may also like

Transformative insights from the Toyota Production System.

This book acts as a unique mentorship session with Taiichi Ohno, giving you a firsthand look at the principles that revolutionized the auto industry. It's ideal for leaders and managers aiming to foster a Lean culture within their organizations. Reading it offers the feeling of an intimate workshop where you can practically hear Ohno's voice, guiding you to empower your team and enhance productivity. It's not just about the methodology; it's about the spirit that drives sustainable success.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.