ABSTRACT

Winner of a 2009 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Prize. Notably flexible and brief, the A3 report has proven to be a key tool In Toyota‘s successful move toward organizational efficiency, effectiveness, and improvement, especially within its engineering and R&D organizations. The power of the A3 report, however, derives not from th

chapter 1|10 pages

A Basis for Managerial Effectiveness

chapter 2|18 pages

A3 Thinking

chapter 3|30 pages

The Problem-Solving A3 Report

chapter 4|28 pages

The Proposal A3 Report

chapter 5|16 pages

The Status A3 Report

chapter 6|10 pages

Notes on Form and Style

chapter 7|14 pages

Supporting Structures

chapter 8|8 pages

Conclusion