Toyota is retiring the fabled "andon cord," the emergency cable strung above assembly lines that came to symbolize the built-in quality of the Toyota Way and was widely copied through the auto ...

TOYOTA CITY, Japan -- Toyota Motor Corp. is retiring the fabled “andon cord,” the emergency cable strung above assembly lines that came to symbolize the built-in quality of the Toyota Way and was ...

Toyota is cutting the cord. No, we're not talking about a cable TV bill, but potentially something much bigger when it comes to manufacturing trends. The Japanese carmaker has dropped the “fabled” ...

I was assured that the classic nachos were “not spicy at all”, so I left it to the experts. The first sauce-covered chip I ate nearly blew my head off. When I took the nachos back to the counter, I ...

You’ve probably heard about the Toyota Management System, and the LEAN principles that have transformed manufacturing processes around the world. But have you heard about the Andon Cord? Ah! That’s a ...