CEO Blog

JUNE 19, 2011

Liker, author of esteemed lean production manual The Toyota Way decided he should again focus on Toyota’s cultural efforts, but this time with a bit of a twist. Methods of improvement during the recession were not limited to Toyota staff and production facilities, but extend to suppliers as well. Co-authors Jeffrey K.

Kaizen 140

Kaizen Lean Production Crisis Reputation 140

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2012

Within two years after becoming chief executive of General Electric in 1981, Jack Welch completed one of his most far-reaching initiatives: reducing the number of GE business units from about 150 to 15. But very few conglomerates are set up to embrace this sort of abrupt shift of direction, and it takes a long time to execute.

Welch 8

Welch Diversity Hedge Chemicals 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2016

While executives of American exporters cite the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) as an agreement that will be of enormous benefit to American workers, for politicians, it is another third-rail issue that few wish to support. Generally, what we see is the country where the final assembly of a product took place. In this U.S. Far from it.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Globalization Cost Efficiency 8