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> There must be deeper, more subtle factors that explain why Toyota's particular combination of techniques yields such superior results. Why? That's how engine
by _pmf_ 8y ago
> There must be deeper, more subtle factors that explain why Toyota's particular combination of techniques yields such superior results.
Why? That's how engineering works; small improvements aggregated over time.
- nkoren 8y agoNo, that's how certain types of engineering optimisations work, but as a process is susceptible to getting stuck in local minima. This is clearly a different type of optimisation, requiring the simultaneous adoption of a number of different yet complementary techniques.
- linksnapzz 8y agoFor anybody that cares, much of this process has its origins in Taiichi Ohno's work in the '70s. His original "Toyota Production System" book of 1978, which is still in print, is short, accessible, and enormously enlightening. Likewise, a comparative study of why the Toyota system works in comparison with other manufacturing approaches is the 2nd edition of Womack's "Machine that Changed the World". Also, other books by Shingo, Imai, Deming et al. have lots of good information.