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Re:Shoichiro Toyoda, who turned Toyota into global automaker... by yulker on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @09:57AM (#34804653)
He probably had an influence but I find it curious that he always gets brought up around these topics, as if he's the primary explanatory variable for Japanese manufacturing success.
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Re:Shoichiro Toyoda, who turned Toyota into global automaker... by oblio on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @10:00AM (#34804702)
I learned about him only recently and despite his supposedly strong influence, he isn't talked about much.
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Re:Shoichiro Toyoda, who turned Toyota into global automaker... by edmundsauto on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @11:56AM (#34806773)
Fwiw, I hear about Deming so often that my bias is that he’s over represented! Then again, my dad was in the field so he was practically revered in my childhood.
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Re:Shoichiro Toyoda, who turned Toyota into global automaker... by julianz on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @04:56PM (#34811213)
Yep, same. My dad introduced "total quality management" into New Zealand and I heard about Deming a hell of a lot growing up.
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