Vehicle and transport manufacturing industries

Originally published in 1999 after a decade of research and extensive interviews with some of Toyota's top executives, this book examines organizational purpose: what it is, how it is crafted, how does it relate to strategy and objectives and how does it relate to decisions and actions that ultimately produce organizational results.

The moment in 1958 when a sports car-crazed youth in Massachusetts saw his first Ferrari changed his life.

The automotive industry is undergoing fundamental organizational changes related to the transition from the production of internal-combustion-engine vehicles towards the production of low- or no-emission powertrain technologies.

Describes the lifecycle of an auto-industry - its birth, growth, functioning and death - and the shifting relationship it has with the government that supports it.

Global Automobile Demand is a two-volume work analysing the impact of the Great Recession and the structural factors which shape automobile demand in developed and emerging countries.

This is the first book on the global auto industry viewed through the lens of technology.

Road transport is on a constant course to maintain and improve driving safety in what is a complex process involving multiple forms of risk.

When human drivers let intelligent software take the wheel: the beginning of a new era in personal mobility.

The classic, nationally bestselling book that first articulated the principles of lean production, with a new foreword and afterword by the authors.

An examination of the form and character of recent transformations in the international automobile industry.

Tough, smart business advice from the star of the hit TLC reality show "e;American Chopper"e; Now in paperback, The Ride of a Lifetime elucidates the business principles that have made Paul Teutul Sr.

This textbook draws on the authors' experience gained by teaching courses for engineering students on e.

This book uses a series of high-profile case studies to examine the processes by which auto companies fail or survive.

The world's bestselling Lean expert shows service-based organizations how to go Lean, gain value, and get results-The Toyota Way.

Charging Ahead is a classic tale of perseverance against daunting odds in the pursuit of a personal dream--and an environmental revolution.

Autonomous State provides the first detailed examination of the Canadian auto industry, the country’s most important economic sector, in the post-war period.

MNEs setting up subsidiaries in emerging markets face the ongoing question to what extent they can transfer their home-grown or global organizational models.

The book is about the rise of Iran Auto: one of the world''s largest automobile industries that few people know anything about.

This is the remarkable story of how two brothers - Edouard and Andre Michelin - turned a sleepy, family tyre firm in the heart of rural France into one of the most innovative and successful industrial empires in the world.

Toyota rose from the ashes of World War II to become, just fifty years later, one of the dominant automakers in the world.

How the radical disruption of the auto industry affects you-and how you can prepare for the soon-to-be "e;new normal"e;The combined effect of autonomous driving, electric vehicles, and the sharing economy is on the verge of changing the auto industry all within the next decade.

A driving cycles (DC) is a speed profile that represents the driving pattern of a given region or country.

The experience of suburban modernity looks at the history of the London suburbs in the interwar years.

A sweeping portrait of the EV transformation and what it means for all of us.

"e;Toyota Kata gets to the essence of how Toyota manages continuous improvement and human ingenuity, through its improvement kata and coaching kata.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of long-term changes in the car market of an emerging economy, with a focus on its spatial and temporal dimensions.

The book gives an overview about automation technology over the last 50 years, based on my own experiences.

Autos and Progress reinterprets twentieth-century Brazilian history through automobiles, using them as a window for understanding the nation's struggle for modernity in the face of its massive geographical size, weak central government, and dependence on agricultural exports.

What is the true source of a firm's long-term competitive advantage in manufacturing?

How does your company define creativity?

Originally published in 1975 this book charts the history of Foden, a name inseparably linked with the growth and development of the haulage industry.

Many middle-income countries (MICs) that saw rapid growth in the 1990s and 2000s have been facing the danger of remaining in the 'middle-income trap' unless they shift from labour-intensive, low value-added production to higher value-added activities that require more advanced skills.

The urgent need for vehicle electrification and improvement in fuel efficiency has gained increasing attention worldwide.

This book, originally published in 1993, develops for the US automobile industry a demand-supply model which incorporates both wholesale and retail sectors and which allows strategic pricing behaviour of US and Japanese producers to be internally determined and its effects on market behaviour and national welfare analyzed.

Heroes of the racetrack-and heroes of faith.

A delightful and often humerous account of life with the Triumph motorcycle company in its heyday.

A road traffic participant is a person who directly participates in road traffic, such as vehicle drivers, passengers, pedestrians, or cyclists, however, traffic accidents cause numerous property losses, bodily injuries, and even deaths to them.

Toyota doesn't just produce cars; it produces talented people.

This book is one of the first critical analyses of the automobile industry in India.

A behind-the-scenes look at Lexus s surprising twenty-year success story in a revised new edition In the 1980s, German brands BMW and Mercedes-Benz dominated the luxury car market and had little reason to fear competition from Japan.

Transform your company's critical operations-and its destiny-through a powerful kaizen-focused strategy designed for 21st century efficiencyA pioneer of the operational excellence movement that continues to transform businesses across the world, Masaaki Imai takes you to the next step of continuous improvement developing an overall strategy for measuring your company s operational performance and improving processes in ways that boost efficiency and gain competitiveness.

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In this book, author Nate Furuta, former chair and CEO of Toyota Boshoku America Inc.

Four E-Books in OneThe Toyota Way TOYOTA.

A sweeping portrait of the EV transformation and what it means for all of us.

Road transport is on a constant course to maintain and improve driving safety in what is a complex process involving multiple forms of risk.

This book proposes that, within the automotive industry, revised marketing principles and innovative marketing strategies are needed to address more effectively the unprecedented challenges posed by the modern digital revolution.