Is the Toyota way the only way?
UPDATE: Workers for transport company 1st Fleet were handed redundancy notices when they arrived for work this morning, after the company ceased trading.
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Toyota’s ‘low-productivity’ workers and the problem of performance assessment
As if losing their jobs wasn’t bad enough in a contracting local economy, the 350 laid-off workers from the Toyota plant in Altona, also leave with the stigma of being a “low-productivity” worker or, colloquially…
It’s technology, stupid: manufacturing’s crucial role in our economy
A week after Toyota announced redundancies at its Altona plant in Melbourne, Holden confirmed the loss of 100 casual jobs at its manufacturing plant in Adelaide. Holden chief Mike Devereux said the cuts…
Death by the dollar? How innovation can save manufacturing
Toyota’s announcement yesterday that it will shed 350 jobs at its plant in Altona has been blamed on the strength of the Australian dollar, which some commentators say is having a significant impact on…
Getting technical: Toyota pickups, anti-aircraft weapons and the Libyan Revolution
Somewhere in the bowels of Toyota City there must be a cadre of marketing salarymen working out how the corporation can apply for official sponsorship of the Libyan Revolution.
After all, the whole ground…
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Toyota recalls made no dent in their brand
A series of high-profile safety recalls by car manufacturer Toyota made little to no impact on how consumers perceived the…