Download or read book The Evolution of a Manufacturing System at Toyota written by Takahiro Fujimoto and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1999-08-12 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the true source of a firm's long-term competitive advantage in manufacturing? Through original field studies, historical research, and statistical analyses, this book shows how Toyota Motor Corporation, one of the world's largest automobile companies, built distinctive capabilities in production, product development, and supplier management. Fujimoto asserts that it is Toyota's evolutionary learning capability that gives the company its advantage and demonstrates how this learning is put to use in daily work.