Title: The Toyota Way, Second Edition: 14 Management Principles from the World’s Greatest Manufacturer
Author: Jeffrey K. Liker
Publication date (EN): November 10, 2020 (McGraw-Hill)
Pages (EN): 448 pp. (hardcover)
Value for PMs & founders (problem it solves)
A playbook for building a continuous-improvement culture that eliminates waste, improves flow, and grows people—so product and operations teams deliver reliable, long-term value rather than short-term output.
Summary
Liker codifies Toyota’s 14 principles across four pillars (Philosophy, Process, People/Partners, Problem-Solving): think long term, design for flow & pull, ensure built-in quality, standardize to learn, go see the work (genchi genbutsu), decide deliberately then execute fast (nemawashi), and become a learning organization through reflection and kaizen. The 2nd edition updates cases and guidance.
3 community-reported takeaways (with sources)
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Principles over tools: copying Toyota practices without the mindset fails; cultivate scientific thinking. Lean Enterprise Institute
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Long-term philosophy beats short-term gains for quality and trust. APQC
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Respect for people + problem solving: develop leaders from within; go to the gemba; fix root causes. scrummaster.dk
Buy online (FR & international)
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McGraw-Hill (publisher page). McGraw Hill
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Amazon (US) – 2nd ed. Amazon
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Bookshop.org (US/UK). Bookshop+1
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Barnes & Noble (US). Barnes & Noble
Author of Impact Factories / Co-founder of Shy Robotics and Product Whys / Head of Product at Dassault Systèmes / Engineer passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship
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