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Matthew E. May
Matthew E. May is an American author. He is best known for his six books: ''The Elegant Solution'', ''In Pursuit of Elegance'', ''The Shibumi Strategy'', ''The Laws of Subtraction'', ''Winning the Brain Game'', and ''What a Unicorn Knows: How Leading Entrepreneurs Use Lean Principles to Drive Sustainable Growth''. Education May graduated with a BA from Johns Hopkins University in 1981, and from the Wharton School of Business in 1985 with an MBA. ''The Elegant Solution'' In 2007, May published the book ''The Elegant Solution: Toyota's Formula for Mastering Innovation''. The book is based upon the lessons May learned as a consultant at University of Toyota, specifically as the company was making an effort to export the principles of its Toyota Production System to other areas of the company. From this experience, May has stated there are 3 principles (the art of ingenuity; the pursuit of perfection; and the rhythm of fit) and 10 practices that set Toyota apart from its compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was designated an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland in 1851, and today is the most populous independent city in the United States. As of 2021, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be 2,838,327, making it the 20th largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about north northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the third-largest CSA in the nation, with a 2021 estimated population of 9,946,526. Prior to European colonization, the Baltimore region was used as hunting grounds by the Susquehannock Native Americans, who were primarily settled further northwest than where the city was later built. Colonis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
