The leader who made Toyota what it is today, Shoichiro Toyoda, has passed away at the age of 97.
In the 1960s, Toyoda was one of the executives charged with implementing a new "total quality control" system based on the ideas of an American professor, William Deming. Under the system, later copied by other automakers and companies in other industries, workers were encouraged to contribute suggestions to improve production and reduce defects.
Toyoda is also responsible for Toyota's international expansion.
This man, IMO, is as important as Henry Ford in automobile history.
In the 1960s, Toyoda was one of the executives charged with implementing a new "total quality control" system based on the ideas of an American professor, William Deming. Under the system, later copied by other automakers and companies in other industries, workers were encouraged to contribute suggestions to improve production and reduce defects.
Toyoda is also responsible for Toyota's international expansion.
This man, IMO, is as important as Henry Ford in automobile history.
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