The Evolution of Manufacturing Systems at Toyota

• PART I: Emergence and Functions of the Total Manufacturing System 1: An Evolutionary Framework for Manufacturing 2: System Emergence at Toyota: History 3: System Emergence at Toyota: Reinterpretation 4: The Anatomy of Manufacturing Routines: An Information View PART II: Emergence and Functions of the Three Subsystems: Supplier, Development, and Production 5: Evolution of the Black Box Parts Supplier System 6: Evolution of Product Development Routines 7: Evolution of Toyota's New Assembly System 8: Conclusion: Toyota as a "Prepared Organization" Appendix A. The Evolutionary Framework: Generic and Specific Appendix B. The Basics of Toyota-style Manufacturing Notes References Index

This is much more than a book about Toyota or a book about manufacturing....The book contains important contributions to the theory and practice of organizational learning that will be equally interesting to the practitioner and the academic.