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This makes me wonder if any books have been written about Toyota’s engineering practices / just in time production / production and logistics in general. I’m su

• nextos 4y ago
  Yes, there are a few real Toyota method books. I feel lots of lean and kanban literature misses the point and it's a far cry from the real thing. Toyota placed a lot of emphasis on producing things without alienating humans. E.g., they tried to remove muri, unreasonable burden on people. Other lesser known engineering efforts approached the same problem from a different angle. E.g., Volvo attempted to build a plant that departed from Ford-type assemblies to improve worker satisfaction [1]. Volvo's approach was to let small groups build entire cars to give them a sense of connection. It was a success from a quality and cost perspective, but it never caught on. [1] https://research.engr.oregonstate.edu/gwt/biblio/enriching-production-perspectives-volvos-uddevalla-plant-alternative-lean-production https://research.engr.oregonstate.edu/gwt/biblio/enriching-p...