Jim Lentz's vision of uniting a company that had become geographically fragmented over six decades in the U.S. culminated in the relocation of the automaker's regional headquarters from Southern California to North Texas over the summer.
The project, dubbed One Toyota, managed to retain a large majority of Toyota's workers from three states — California, Kentucky and New York — with minimal disruption to the company and its employees.
It was a classic application of the Toyota Way" that seeks to garner consensus and avoid missteps
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