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James Morgan , Jeffrey K. Liker
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  • Hardcover: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Productivity Press (25 Mar 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1563272822
  • ISBN-13: 978-1563272820
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.5 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 138,952 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The ability to bring new and innovative products to market rapidly is the prime critical competence for any successful consumer-driven company. All industries, especially automotive, are slashing product development lead times in the current hyper-competitive marketplace. This book is the first to thoroughly examine and analyze the truly effective product development methodology that has made Toyota the most forward-thinking company in the automotive industry.

Winner of the 2007 Shingo Prize For Excellence In Manufacturing Research!

In The Toyota Product Development System: Integrating People, Process, and Technology, James Morgan and Jeffrey Liker compare and contrast the world-class product development process of Toyota with that of a U.S. competitor. They use extensive examples from Toyota and the U.S. competitor to demonstrate value stream mapping as an extraordinarily powerful tool for continuous improvement.

Through examples and case studies, this book illustrates specific techniques and proven practices for dealing with challenges associated with product development, such as synchronizing multiple disciplines, multiple function workload leveling, compound process variation, effective technology integration, and knowledge management.

Readers of this book can focus on optimizing the entire product development value stream rather than focus on a specific tool or technology for local improvements.


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4.0 out of 5 stars How to Create Products Your Customers Value, 29 July 2009
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This review is from: The Toyota Product Development System: Integrating People, Process and Technology (Hardcover)
The rise and global success of Toyota inspired vast numbers of studies, articles and books on the company's production system and culture. The authors show how the Japanese auto maker's system for developing products has contributed to its success. James Morgan and Jeffrey Liker explain Toyota's insistence on starting projects correctly, applying the best resources to them in a timely fashion and terminating wasteful processes that provide no customer benefit. The authors also portray Toyota's approach to technology, project management tools, communication and corporate culture and compare Toyota to American auto makers. While this book is most useful to those involved in manufacturing product development, especially engineers and their managers, getAbstract recommends it to anyone who is fascinated by the world's largest automaker and wants to learn about its integrated approach to creating cars.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Toyota Product Development System, 3 April 2006
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This review is from: The Toyota Product Development System: Integrating People, Process and Technology (Hardcover)
I found Morgan and Liker's new book The Toyota Product Development System to be an excellent discussion of the key fundamentals that are missing in Detroit today based on my experience in the automotive industry. The most important reason Toyota is best is because of the way they develop and value people. This book describes the basics required to build a great Engineering organization. Engineering is the foundation that drives cost, quality and timing. This book should be required reading for everyone in the automobile industry from top management down. Morgan and Liker provide a great map for going forward for any company that designs and manufactures a product regardless of industry. The key is to start the Journey. This book is a great place to start.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book about Toyota PD, 8 May 2007
By George Bernwanger - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Toyota Product Development System: Integrating People, Process and Technology (Hardcover)
This is the third book I've read about Toyota and by far the best one. I'm an engineering manager and found dozens of simple, new ideas in this book. This is a very thorough & practical guide to the inside workings of Toyota's PD system. There are many examples and sufficient details that you can easily understand them and also try to implement them in your own organization.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Product Development the way it should be, 9 Jan 2007
By Fernando Alpizar - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Toyota Product Development System: Integrating People, Process and Technology (Hardcover)
I have recently started to work in product development for the telecommunications industry and this book has been an excellent guide to learn and improve the product development process. The concept of Front Loading the development process is applicable immediately, and the rest of concepts like process flows, waste reduction, standardization, and the Chief Engineer System definitely enhance product development in any industry.

Examples from the automobile industry allows easy understanding on how the development process affects physical elements and a lot of time saving practices provide very useful knowledge.

This book will surely improve your product development skills and will help you understand how to make it better and faster.
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