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Toyota Under Fire

CEO Blog

One of my interns, Marcus Arcabscio wrote the following review on it: In the light of the Toyota recall crisis that negatively impacted the company’s public reputation and trust, Jeffrey K. Methods of improvement during the recession were not limited to Toyota staff and production facilities, but extend to suppliers as well.

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Cracking Hierarchies In Japan After the Tohoku Earthquake

Harvard Business Review

While in Kansai, Japan's second economic engine based around the city of Osaka, I found things operating pretty much as normal. Japan is famous for its lean production systems and efficient supply chains. But these have proven to be very brittle in the face of this disaster. Follow him on Twitter @StevenForth.