The Toyota Way to Effective Strategy Deployment Using Hoshin Kanri: (1 Toyota Production System Concepts)

About the Book

The purpose of this book is to provide a practical set of guidelines for applying lean strategy principles and lean management tools in modern organizations. It highlights the crucial role that Hoshin Kanri, also known as policy deployment, plays in strategic planning, strategic management, and goal alignment.

Drawing lessons from Toyota, this book explores essential themes for deploying strategies effectively and aligning corporate objectives across all levels of an organization. It emphasizes the potential of Hoshin Kanri in manufacturing environments while also showing how its principles apply to service and business operations.

Key highlights include:

• The importance of leadership development and cultivating the right coaching behaviors to support learning, decision-making, and employee engagement
• How to use Hoshin Kanri for strategic management, improving top-down and bottom-up communication
• Aligning corporate strategy (senior management) with tactical plans (middle management) and operational execution (frontline teams) through the "catchball" process
• Understanding the often-overlooked philosophy and organizational culture that are critical for a successful Hoshin Kanri implementation

While lean strategy deployment is still an emerging research topic, this book bridges the gap between theory and practice, showing how organizations can achieve continuous improvement, operational excellence, and a culture of high performance through effective Hoshin Kanri implementation.

Whether you are a manager, lean practitioner, executive, or operations leader, this book provides actionable insights to drive strategic alignment, enhance leadership capabilities, and create a sustainable lean culture in your organization.

About the Author :
Dr. Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman is an internationally recognized Lean expert, author, and university lecturer. He has published over 100 books and articles on Lean thinking, quality systems, and industrial excellence. He currently teaches Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the American University in Cairo, an Executive Advisor and a member of the Advisory Committee of the IEOM International Society, and consults for global organizations across manufacturing, public services, and education. With nearly two decades of academic and professional experience, Dr. Soliman has trained professionals across the Middle East, including engagements with Princess Nourah University in Saudi Arabia and Vale Oman Pelletizing Company. He has designed and delivered over 60 leadership and technical development programs, helping organizations build a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence. Earlier in his career, he worked in various industrial sectors including crystal-glass manufacturing, fertilizers, and chemicals, while educating teams on the Toyota Production System. He has led numerous lean transformation projects, delivering measurable results and uncovering substantial cost savings by targeting waste across production and service environments. His lectures and training materials have reached over 200,000 learners via SlideShare, and his research is ranked among the most downloaded papers on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) by Elsevier. Dr. Soliman holds a BSc in Engineering, a master's in Quality Management, and postgraduate degrees in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management. He also holds certifications in quality, cost, and operations management. He is a member of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) and the Society for Engineering and Management Systems (SEMS). His insights have been featured in SAGE Publications, Industrial Management, Lean Thinking, and other peer-reviewed platforms.