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Toyota Culture: The Heart and Soul of the Toyota Way
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Jeffrey Liker
The international bestseller "The Toyota Way" explained the company's success by introducing a revolutionary 4P model for organizational excellence-Philosophy, People, Process, and Problem Solving. Now, in "Toyota Culture," preeminent Toyota authorities Jeffrey Liker and Michael Hoseus reveal how Toyota selects, develops, and motivates its people ...
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My Life & Work
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Henry Ford
Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. 1st World Library-Literary Society is a non-profit educational organization. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - We have only started on our development of our country - we have not as yet, with all our talk of wonderful ...
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The Machine That Changed the World: The Story of Lean Production-- Toyota's Secret Weapon in the Global Car Wars That Is Now Revolutionizing World Industry
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James P Womack, Daniel T Jones, Daniel Roos
Based on MITUs $5 million, five-year study on the future of the automobile, three directors of research deliver a groundbreaking analysis of the worldwide move from mass production to lean production.
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The End of Detroit: How the Big Three Lost Their Grip on the American Car Market
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Micheline Maynard
In THE END OF DETROIT, the author argues that U.S. manufacturers missed a critical chance in the 1990s to win back the market for American-made cars. American manufacturers left themselves vulnerable to outpacing by foreign carmakers, she asserts, by putting too much emphasis on the high-profit SUV and truck markets. She also discusses the greater ...
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Zoom: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future
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Iain Carson, Vijay Vaitheeswaran
The auto and oil industries are at a crossroads where financial and geopolitical troubles will force them to change. Two industry experts at "The Economist" describe why and how this is going to happen.
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The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century
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Professor Steven Watts
In this biography, Steven Watts tells the story of the rise of Henry Ford from his farm-boy roots in the 19th century to his position as the businessman who, perhaps more than anyone else, changed America in the 20th. Wells documents Ford's inventions--including the Model T and the assembly line--but it is Ford's intuitive grasp of the potential ...
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All Corvettes Are Red
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James Schefter
This is the behind-the-scenes story of how automobile giant GM reinvented the Corvette for the 1997 model year.
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The Toyota Product Development System: Integrating People, Process and Technology
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James M Morgan, Jeffrey K Liker
Winner of the 2007 Shingo Prize for Excellence In Manufacturing Research, this book is the first to thoroughly examine and analyze the truly effective product development methodology that has made Toyota the most forward-thinking company in the automotive industry.
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Forward Drive: The Race to Build Clean Cars for the Future
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Jim Motavalli
As more and more alternative-fuel cars from major auto makers enter the market, and with gasoline prices continuing to soar, "clean" cars are no longer being relegated to side-show status; they're taking center stage. "Forward Drive" presents the fascinating story of the race to build greener cars--ones that can help address the problems that ...
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Guts: 8 Laws of Business from One of the Most Innovative Business Leaders of Our Time
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Robert A Lutz
"Read it for no other reason than to learn Bob's Seven Immutable Laws of Business. . . . This is vintage Bob-contrarian, thoughtful, and he's really fun to read." --"Forbes" In this edition of Bob Lutz's bestselling account of the business philosophy with which he revolutionized Chrysler and much of the automotive industry, Lutz reveals his ...
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Oliver Hart-Parr
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Charles H Wendel
- 1,500 detailed photographs of every model Oliver and Hart-Parr produced - Company histories for Oliver, Hart-Parr and connected manufacturers - Captions highlight features and changes of each model shown
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The Magic of a Name, the Rolls-Royce Story Part Two: The Power Behind the Jets
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Peter Pugh
This is the second part of the history of Britain's most prestigious company taking the story from 1945 to 1987.
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Economic Tsunami: China's Car Industry Will Sweep Away Western Car Makers
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Kevin Baker
The motor vehicle manufacturing industry in many western countries has been faltering in recent years. And now, the car markets around the world are about to get hit by a large quantity of inexpensive quality new cars and car components, and the impact of those cars will be as sudden and as forceful as a tsunami. The surge of competition will be a ...
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Velocity
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Dale Pollak
In Velocity: From the Front Line to the Bottom Line, retail automotive expert Dale Pollak reveals how dealers in today's pre-owned automotive marketplace can shift out of low gear toward accelerated profits. Today's dealers are facing increased competition brought on by Internet shopping. Pollak delivers a gut check to dealers employing ...
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Start Your Own Automobile Detailing Business
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Eileen Figure Sandlin, Eileen Figure Sandlin
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Tragic Indifference: One Man's Battle with the Auto Industry Over the Dangers of Suvs
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Adam L Penenberg
Tragic Indifference is the gut-wrenching account of the biggest product liability case in history: the Ford-Firestone fiasco, where delaminating Firestone tires caused Ford Explorers to lose control and crash at highway speeds. The result was a massive recall, consumer panic, and congressional hearings. It all culminated in a lawsuit that would ...
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Getting the Bugs Out: The Rise, Fall, & Comeback of Volkswagen in America
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David Kiley
After a wild ride of ups and downs for almost three decades, Volkswagen has regained its stature as one of America's most beloved auto makers. In "Getting the Bugs Out, " journalist and auto industry expert David Kiley tells the complete story of the rise, fall, and comeback of Volkswagen. 32 photos.
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Ford Tough: Bill Ford and the Battle to Rebuild America's Automaker
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David Magee
"Ford Tough" is the contemporary story of an automaker fighting to position itself in a new era of business, with the founder's visionary great-grandson, Bill Ford, as the leader of the new Ford Motor Company.
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General Motors and the Nazis: The Struggle for Control of Opel, Europe's Biggest Carmaker
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Henry Ashby Turner
This book, the first ever based on unrestricted access to General Motors' internal records, documents the giant American corporation's dealings with the Third Reich. GM purchased Opel, Europe's largest automaker, in the 1920s and continued to hold it through the Second World War. Historian Henry Ashby Turner, Jr., uncovers the fascinating story of ...
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Clara: Mrs Henry Ford
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Ford R Bryan, Bryan Ford
"Pick a good model and stay with it, " Henry Ford once said. No, he was not talking about cars; he was talking about marriage to Clara Bryant Ford. He called her "The Believer, " and indeed Clara's unwavering support of Henry's pursuits and her patient tolerance of the quirks and obsessions that accompanied her husband's genius made it possible ...
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Automotive Giants of America
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B C Forbes
Sketches of the men who are making our motor industry. Curiously, although our automobile industry was young at the time of this work, its leaders were not young men. The average age of the twenty foremost was a shade under fifty-five. Only three of them were in their forties. Every one of the following twenty men was self-made, most only had ...
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Enduring Passion: The Story of the Mercedes-Benz Brand
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Leslie Butterfield
The three-pointed star. Magic. Mystique. Mercedes-Benz. With its legendary performance and quality, Mercedes-Benz is one of the most recognizable brands in existence. The first book to examine Mercedes-Benz as a brand phenomenon, "Enduring Passion" provides a fascinating look at how the brand developed and the myths and realities surrounding it ...
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American Farm Tractor Dealerships
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Brian Rukes
- Classic photographs trace the history of farm implement dealerships- Features personal accounts from people directly involved in the business- Includes images of marketing and promotional items
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Sloan Rules: Alfred P. Sloan and the Triumph of General Motors
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University of Chicago Press (Creator), David R Farber
SLOAN RULES profiles the life of Alfred P. Sloan, General Motors' enigmatic leader. Sloan, whose MY YEARS WITH GENERAL MOTORS is a classic book on management, brought GM to prominence, toppling Ford as the largest automotive corporation. Farber chronicles Sloan's rise against GM's growing success, offering an analysis of the methods that turned ...
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Career Opportunities in the Automotive Industry
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G Michael Kennedy, Michael G Kennedy
- Current trends in the workplace - Career news of special interest to women - Minority issues and resources - Reports on the latest salary information - Full-page listing of free and inexpensive career guidance materials - Job briefs gleaned from a wide variety of sources - Reviews of new books on career guidance and the job search - News about ...
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