TheToyotaWayFieldbookisacompaniontotheinternationalbestsellerTheToyotaWay.TheToyotaWayFieldbookbuildsonthephilosophicalaspectsofToyota’soperatingsystemsbydetailingtheconceptsandprovidingpracticalexamplesforapplicationthatleadersneedtobringToyota’ssuccess-provenpracticestolifeinanyorganization.TheToyotaWayFieldbookwillhelpothercompanieslearnfromToyotaanddevelopsystemsthatfittheiruniquecultures.ThebookbeginswithareviewoftheprinciplesoftheToyotaWaythroughthe4Psmodel-Philosophy,Processes,PeopleandPartners,andProblemSolving.ReaderslookingtolearnfromToyota’sleansystemswillbeprovidedwiththeinsideknowledgetheyneedtoDefinethecompaniespurposeanddevelopalong-termphilosophyCreatevaluestreamswithconnectedflow,standardizedwork,andlevelproductionBuildaculturetostopandfixproblemsDevelopleaderswhopromoteandsupportthesystemFindanddevelopexceptionalpeopleandpartnersLearnthemeaningoftruerootcauseproblemsolvingLeadthechangeprocessandtransformthetotalenterpriseThedepthofdetailprovideddrawsontheauthorscombinedexperienceofcoachingandsupportingcompaniesinleantransformation.ToyotaexpertsattheGeorgetown,Kentuckyplant,formallytrainedDavidMeierinTPS.CombinedwithJeffLiker’sextensivestudyofToyotaandhisinsightfulknowledgetheauthorshavedevelopeduniquemodelsandideastoexplainthetruephilosophiesandprinciplesoftheToyotaProductionSystem.
