Powered by Honda: Developing Excellence in the Global Enterprise | 
 enlarge | Authors: Dave Nelson, Patricia E. Moody, Rick Mayo
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
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Pages: 272
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 1
ISBN: 047118182X
Dewey Decimal Number: 338.8872920973
UPC: 723812181827
EAN: 9780471181828
ASIN: 047118182X
Publication Date: March 20, 1998
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 Value depends on what you are looking for... May 26, 2006
If you are looking for a "Toyota Way" level of insight in to Honda, it's definitely not here. If you want a manual for how to implement Honda's BP tools, it's not here. The BP material seems to be mostly just treated as magic that floats in and produces fantastic gains.
However, if you want some insight in to how Honda thinks, this is decent material. If you want a really good example of including purchasing as a key area of your business and not just people who squeeze suppliers for a few extra pennies, there is some good info here.
My first impression is that this is a 220 page fluff piece on how fantastic Honda's purchasing function is. This shouldn't have surprised me as it was written by Honda purchasing people, but it did. However, after some reflection, it did provide me some good insight on some of the interactions that I have had with HAM's purchasing team in the past and might have prepared me better for future interactions. Overall, I don't plan on reading it again, but it was worth the few bucks I paid for it used and I may keep it around on my shelf.
 Honda's production system August 12, 2005
Honda developed a unique approach to building a supply base and managing production that parallel the Toyota Production System, only Honda margins proved higher than Toyota's. Powered by Honda contains stories and examples illustrating how this simple kaizen-based system works. [...]
Honda's Quality Improvement Program November 30, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Let me first say that I thoroughly enjoyed "Powered by Honda". I do agree with the review that some of the praise by the authors is a bit over the top, thus the four star review, but the fundementals of what they are teaching are excellent. Too many businesses don't pay attention to the details, both internally and externally, and "Powered by Honda" goes a long way in showing how important the customer/supplier relationship is in building quality products. W. Edwards Deming's PDCA circle and theory of continuous improvement are used throughout and I would suggest to anyone who finds the information in this book interesting to read the works of Dr. Deming, Juran, and Six Sigma teachings to learn more about the tools used by Honda. Anybody who is involved in quality improvement should enjoy the stories in the book and find a few ideas to add to their own work.
 what book did the other reviewers read? June 10, 2003
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is nothing more than a long puff piece, probably written to indoctrinate Honda employees. Alternately cryptic and jejune, it provides little insight into the workings of Honda's touted BP management system. Reflecting the American/Japanese duality in Honda culture, the book preaches in tones that are part Knute Rockne, part Zen Master. The overworked prose reaches its fawning heights in the section on Honda's racing team:"All Honda team members share a fierce competitive spirit and an intense dedication to the task at hand." "Under the stresses of racing, the driver, his vehicle, and his support team experience their greatest performance peaks. Each race, every lesson, and every failure are treasured." "The company's leadership has consistently been drawn from the ranks of engineers who love engines and who share a passion to drive well-designed, robust, high-speed vehicles to their limits and beyond." Yeeks!
for every leader's desk January 20, 1999
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Powered by Honda is for every leader's desk. If managers apply what they read in this book, their organizations will be dynamically improved, and their customers along with their associates will be delighted. Robert A. Kemp, PhD, CPM Former President, National Association of Purchasing Management President, Kemp Enterprises Former Professor Emeritus, Management, Duke University
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