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Toyota has been fighting an uphill battle of limited parts and reduced production levels after the record breaking quake in March. Toyota on the other hand, just announced that production levels at its North American plants are recovering faster than expected, two months earlier than originally anticipated, and normal operations should resume this September -.

On June 6, Toyota returned to full production of the Toyota Camry, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Sienna, and Toyota Highlander. The automaker expects the Toyota Tundra, Toyota Tacoma, and Toyota RAV4 to follow closely on the heels of these eight vehicles, resuming normal levels by the September…

What did Virginia Mason Medical Center CEO, Dr. Gary Kaplan, do when his facility started to lose money in 1998? He visited hospitals around the U.S... He talked with many of the smartest minds in the industry. And after two years... he decided there wasn't one institution in the entire medical system whose footsteps he felt were worth following. So, he turned to Japanese automaker, Toyota, for inspiration, instead.

Three years after starting his mission, Dr. Kaplan decided to focus on emulating Toyota's lean management style, which aims on eliminating waste in the production process. According to…