Manufacturing

Toyota's way changed the world's factories; now the retool begins

An employee stands by Prius body frames inside the Toyota Tsutsumi Plant in Japan. (Bloomberg/Bloomberg)
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By:
Kevin Buckland and Nao Sano
February 05, 2018 05:00 AM

Over decades, Toyota Motor Corp. built a corporate culture that was the envy of the manufacturing world. Now, the auto industry's most-emulated company is overhauling the way it brings its vaunted production system to every corner of the business.

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