Winner Of The 2007 Shingo Prize For Excellence In Manufacturing Research!

Toyota's sustained growth attracts the attention of economists and industrialists around the world eager to learn the secrets of Toyota's lasting success.

In Inside the Mind of Toyota: Management Principles for Enduring Growth, Satoshi Hino examines the source of Toyota's strength: the fundamental thinking and management structures that lie beneath the creation of its famed Toyota Production System. From the perspective of a professional with 30 years experience in the auto industry, Hino presents a fresh and detailed analysis of Toyota's essential management system, from its very beginnings into the 21st century.

The ultimate goal is not simply to mimic Toyota's formula, but to learn from it and, in doing so, surpass it.

From the Translator's Foreword:

""Unlike most Toyota watchers, Hino urges us to set our sights not on replicating Toyota's success, but on surpassing it. This point is crucial, because it moves our attention away from slavish imitation of what is visible on the surface and challenges us to tap into deeper and more powerful mechanisms of excellence."

""This is not a cookbook and it is not 'Toyota Lite.' It deserves serious study, application and experimentation. Learn how Toyota thinks, Hino is telling us. Learn Toyota's strengths, make them your own and then exceed them.""

-Andrew Dillon, September 2005

All 12 episodes from the fourth series of the Japanese anime featuring the voice talents of Rie Kugimiya and Satoshi Hino. The story follows Louise (Kugimiya), a young girl who tries but fails to perform successful magic. Nicknamed 'Zero Louise' by children at her school, she is forced by her peers to use a special ritual to summon a familiar, an eternal protector and partner in the world of magic. In this series, Louise is sent to the Pope of Romalia, Vittoria (Shinnosuke Tachibana), by Queen Henrietta (Ayako Kawasumi) where she and Tiffania (Mamiko Noto) agree to become holy maidens. The episodes are: 'Louise of the Holy Ground', 'Aquileia's Shrine Maiden', 'The Incompetent King Gone Mad', 'The Queen's Reward', 'The Maidens of De Ornielle', 'Trouble at the Outdoor Bath', 'Elves from the Desert', 'Escape Through the Sewer', 'Tabitha's Coronation', 'The Awakening of Calamity', 'Louise's Choice' and 'The Familiar of Zero'.