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 Oct 22 2005, 07:27 PM
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Books that i have read : Trump (No such Thing As Over Exposure) & Michael Dell
Both of these books are actually about their lives, how they became successful and beyond and if you are interested about Business Operations it will be good to read about Dell. Geminist can you recommend some Business books for me to read  , i have been looking around but couldn't find one. Thinking of getting "The Toyota Way" or "Steve Jobs", will it be a good choice? |
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Oct 23 2005, 01:52 AM
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QUOTE(Geminist @ Oct 22 2005, 07:57 PM) Oh, the Toyota Way is a fine choice ... I bought this book too ... Already read the preface of the book ... It's about the lean management/production of the toyota system and also the 14 management principles used by the Toyota ... Well, FYI, Toyota is the first company that developed the JIT system so it's worth the read Haha me too you are the first person that shares the same interest as me, as far as i am concern.But the Toyota's book is abit expensive, it costs around 90++ hard to get my father to buy it for me  Another two titles you can anticipate is both The HP Way and The Google Story Both of these books are yet to be published but I'm sure they'll be a good read ... You might want to look at the Rich Dad's series "Cashflow Quadrant" too ... As cashflow is one of the most important issues in all companies ... With the recent news of Ford/GM's first tier supplier filing a chapter 11 bankruptcy, the importance of cashflow is more visible ... As even with such strong foundations, they can go bankrupt ... Here's the news if you wish to read it ... General Motors IMHO, Cashflow Quandrant provide a basic insight into how cashflow works and it's not such a bad read *FINALLY, someone who shares the same interest as I do .... hahahahahahaha    , yea they are the master of JIT and Kaizen they have perfected it thanks to Taaichi Ono. I heard that there are a lot of car manufacturer's now days are making its employees to study TPS(Toyota Production System) as a requirement.Hmm, dont know how true is it.According to Fortune magazine it will take Toyota 2 years to overtake GM to be the largest car manufacturer in the world as Toyota is currently in second since they outstrip Ford. So the book that u recommend is "Rich Dad" is it, i will get it from Boaders.  . Ohh and i heard that the "Jack Welch" book is interesting too, it talks all about management, as he is the former CEO of General Electrics. You might wanna get this too..hahahaThis post has been edited by crystal_kit85: Oct 23 2005, 01:54 AM |
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Oct 24 2005, 01:28 AM
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QUOTE(Geminist @ Oct 23 2005, 11:21 PM) Hmm.... About reducing defective stuff ... Haha, last time the Americans doesn't appreciate Edward Demings contribution and he was left out, after that he went to Japan and taught the Japanese about Total Quality Management (TQM), as a result of that, the japanese has gain so much from it and they are now the Guru of Quality. Only after that the Americans were so regret on what they have done and tried to lure him back to help them.I believe Quality Management plays a more important part ... I remember reading the story of Pontiac .... For their new factory, they asked the Quality Guru, which is Edward Deming in in order to help them perfect out everything, reduce their operation cost and defective products ... As far as I know, JIT, Lean Management, Kanban and etc ... They are similar methods to increase the productivity of a manufacturing plant by reducing the waste that are associated with their product ... To make it short, it's like to improve efficiency and maximize their cashflow ... That's what I know  Could be wrong ... hahahaha ... |
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Oct 25 2005, 12:22 AM
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QUOTE(Geminist @ Oct 24 2005, 08:05 PM) Well, you can't deny the innovationi that the Japs have... If only u can photostat the book and sell it cheap to us..haha Before Japanese started implementing QC and TPS, it is said that their cars can rust within one year ... haha ... Hmm, I'm thinking of borrowing the Edward Deming book "Out of the Crisis" from the library later next week when I'm having my break .. It's rather expensive to buy ... haha ... |
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Dec 28 2005, 11:39 PM
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Title: Negotiate Your Way To Riches
Review: As the title goes, this book actually teaches you how to have an effective and efficient negotiation anywhere anytime. It will highlight to you what are the criteria's that you need to practice or must perceived before a negotiation is taken place. The best part is that, this author gives a lot of examples or scenario's so that the readers will have a clearer view on what message that the author is trying to send out. Furthermore, it teaches you how to counter back if you were to be in a very difficult and intense situation. So far this is the best negotiation book that i have read, hopefully it will be useful for some of you out there. |
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