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 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 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” ...

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 ...