The Toyota Production System: "The Scent...
Zimmerman, Alan, W...
The Toyota Production System: "The Scent of the Cornered Ferret"
Zimmerman, Alan; Weiss, Elliott N.
OM-1333 | Published February 11, 2008 | 20 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
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This case provides a history of Toyota and describes the famed Toyota Production System (TPS). It follows the company from its founding, in 1933, up to 2007. The case can be used to introduce TPS as well as to discuss the factors necessary to sustain a corporate strategy through long periods of international growth.
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