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Understanding A3 Thinking: A Critical Component of Toyota's PDCA Management
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Understanding A3 Thinking: A Critical Component of Toyota's PDCA Management System Hardcover - 2008

by Sobek II, Durward K

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The authors show that the A3 report is an effective tool when it is implemented in conjunction with a PDCA-based management philosophy. They also discuss why the process leading to the development and management of A3 reports is at least as important as the reports themselves.

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  • Title Understanding A3 Thinking: A Critical Component of Toyota's PDCA Management System
  • Author Sobek II, Durward K
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition International Ed
  • Condition New
  • Pages 184
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Productivity Press, New Delhi
  • Date 2008-03-07
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ING9781563273605
  • ISBN 9781563273605 / 1563273608
  • Weight 0.81 lbs (0.37 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.11 x 6.31 x 0.65 in (23.14 x 16.03 x 1.65 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Industrial productivity, Production management
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007049875
  • Dewey Decimal Code 629.206

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Notably flexible and brief, the A3 report has proven to be a key tool In Toyota's successful move toward organizational efficiency, effectiveness, and improvement, especially within its engineering and R&D organizations. The power of the A3 report, however, derives not from the report itself, but rather from the development of the culture and mindset required for the implementation of the A3 system.

In Understanding A3 Thinking, the authors first show that the A3 report is an effective tool when it is implemented in conjunction with a PDCA-based management philosophy. Toyota views A3 Reports as just one piece in their PDCA management approach. Second, the authors show that the process leading to the development and management of A3 reports is at least as important as the reports themselves, because of the deep learning and professional development that occurs in the process. And finally, the authors provide a number of examples as well as some very practical advice on how to write and review A3 reports.

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  • Scitech Book News, 06/01/2008, Page 173

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