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Jeffrey K. Liker
Researcher at University of Michigan
Publications - 94
Citations - 15009
Jeffrey K. Liker is an academic researcher from University of Michigan. The author has contributed to research in topics: New product development & Lean manufacturing. The author has an hindex of 45, co-authored 93 publications receiving 14608 citations.
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The Toyota way : 14 management principles from the world's greatest manufacturer
TL;DR: The "Toyota Way" as mentioned in this paper is a set of 14 management principles and philosophy that drive Toyota's quality and efficiency-obsessed culture, and can be applied to any business process, whether in services or manufacturing.
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The Toyota Way
TL;DR: The modelo Toyota Contenido as mentioned in this paper is one of the claves del exito de Toyota, e.g., papel juega la calidad como estrategia de negocios.
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Building deep supplier relationships
Jeffrey K. Liker,Thomas Y. Choi +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a six-step process for building strong relationships with North American suppliers, and show that Toyota and Honda have the Big Three beat hands down in this area.
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Toyota's Principles of Set-Based Concurrent Engineering
TL;DR: The set-based concurrent engineering (SBCE) as mentioned in this paper is an approach that considers sets of possible solutions (in parallel and relatively independently) and gradually narrowing the set of possibilities to converge on a final solution.
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The Second Toyota Paradox: How Delaying Decisions Can Make Better Cars Faster
TL;DR: Although on the surface, toyota's development process seems extraordinarily cumbersome, it is a model of how to make better cars more quickly and cheaply, and that this apparently inefficient system has made Toyota the fastest and most efficient developer of autos.