Why?
Learning from the Japanese
In “lean manufacturing,” Japanese auto makers focused on minimizing waste and inventory and utilizing worker’s ideas
The emphasis is on maximizing reliability and quality and minimizing waste.
The ideal “lean’ factory has quality so high that inspection is redundant
After studying Honda Motor Company, Chrysler started to cut $1 billion a year in operating costs and began to rethink virtually everything it did, from designing engines to reporting financial results.
Chrysler overhauled its top-down autocratic management structure. It replaced its traditional rigid departments with “Honda-like cross-functional platform teams.”