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Toyota Under Fire: Lessons for Turning Crisis into Opportunity
McGraw-Hill Education 2011; US$ 20.00The definitive account of the 2009-2010 Toyota recall: A case study for overcoming any management crisis Toyota Under Fire takes you beyond the headlines and into the offices and factories of Toyota to reveal the truth behind the company's highly publicized and controversial recall of nine million vehicles last year. Jeffrey Liker,... more...
Michelin Men
I.B.Tauris 2003; US$ 32.00The remarkable story of how two brothers Edouard and André Michelin turned the sleepy family rubber firm in the heart of rural France into one of the most innovative and successful tire-makers in the world. Edouard, a landscape painter at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, displayed an engineering genius for tire-making and product innovation, whilst André,... more...
Lexus
Wiley 2011; US$ 24.95A behind-the-scenes look at Lexus’s surprising twenty-year success story—in a revised new edition In the 1980s, German brands BMW and Mercedes-Benz dominated the luxury car market and had little reason to fear competition from Japan. But in 1989, Toyota entered the market with the Lexus LS 400, a car that could compete with the Germans... more...
Britain's Winning Formula
Palgrave Macmillan 1999; US$ 100.00The international financial value of Grand Prix racing has grown substantially in recent years. This book will focus upon the massive size, value, importance and impact of the industry. It will also investigate the dominance of UK based Research and Development and design and the development of team strategy and tactics. The authors have based their... more...
Plunkett's Automobile Industry Almanac 2012
Plunkett Research, Ltd. 2011; US$ 299.99A key reference to the automobile industry, including trends and market research. Includes industry analysis, statistical tables and an industry glossary. Also provides in-depth, proprietary profiles of 400 leading companies in the industry, featuring addresses, phone numbers and executives. A tool for strategic planning, competitive intelligence,... more...
Technological Innovation and Public Policy
Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 100.00Focusing on safety and environmental protection issues, this book provides incisive, cutting-edge theoretical analysis that evaluates the impact of new automotive technologies, and the associated public policies, on social welfare. more...
Mondo Agnelli
Wiley 2011; US$ 29.95The fascinating story of a century-old automobile dynasty Fiat is one of the world's largest automakers, but when it made headlines by grabbing control of a bankrupt Chrysler in 2009 it was unknown in the U.S. Fiat’s against-all-odds swoop on Chrysler---masterminded by Sergio Marchionne, the Houdini-like manager who saved Fiat from its... more...
Andy & Me
CRC Press 2010; US$ 31.95In an era when auto companies are being propped up instead of profiting, many firms are revisiting this award winning fictionalized account and the very real lessons it teaches. The second edition of this entertaining parable, one of the most popular ever written on Lean, emphasizes practicality and a can do attitude in the face of all challenges,... more...
The Elegant Solution
Simon & Schuster UK 2008; US$ 19.93One million. That's how many new ideas the Toyota organization receives from its employees every year. These ideas come from every level of the organization - from the factory floors to the corporate suites. And organizations all over the world want to learn how they do it. Now Matthew May, Senior Advisor to the University of Toyota, reveals how any... more...
Sustaining Industrial Competitiveness after the Crisis
Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 95.00Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach and using the case of the automotive industry as a starting point this volume discusses how industrial companies can remain competitive in spite of the current economic downturn. more...









