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Delving into his wide-ranging experience—that includes time as a team member on the assembly line and managing the vehicle assembly division for Toyota’s largest European operation in the United Kingdom—he explains how to get the process started, how to get senior management excited about the possibilities, and details a process for implementing the TPS in your organization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten by an industry veteran named one of the Top 10 Automotive Executives by \u003cem\u003eAutomotive News\u003c\/em\u003e in 2007\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnveils the methods used within the walls of the world’s premier manufacturing organization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrates valuable lessons learned with real-world examples of TPS implementations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribes five simple steps for executing change in any organization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes case studies that illustrate real-life successes and failures behind the walls of the world’s largest automobile manufacturing organization. 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Born in 1857 and 1860 respectively, one inherited and the other established successful practices in Glasgow at the zenith of that city’s wealth in the late 19th century. John James Burnet produced many of the city’s finest buildings. These include The Athenaeum on Buchanan Street; Charing Cross Mansions; numerous city-centre commercial buildings such as Waterloo Chambers and Atlantic Chambers and the Townhouses on University Avenue. After moving to London, his work included the extension of the British Museum, The Daily Telegraph Building on Fleet Street and Adelaide House by London Bridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Miller is Scotland’s most prolific architect. His most high-profile designs include: The Empire Exhibition of 1901, Glasgow Central Station, Wemyss Bay Station, Turnberry Hotel, Gleneagles Hotel, the interiors of the SS Lusitania and SS Aquitania, Hampden Park, Forteviot Model Village, and the Institution of Civil Engineers in Westminster. 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