There have been a number of rumors going around that the launch of the all new Toyota Prius v will be delayed for another year!  Don't believe it.

The false rumor about the Toyota Prius v being delayed is nothing more than an imaginative spin-off of official news regarding the postponement of the Toyota Prius alpha hybrid minivan. For the record: the v is still expected to join the Prius family on showroom floors…

Virginia Mason Medical Center began to lose money in 1998 and something needed to happen.  In a search to improve efficiency the CEO, Dr. Gary Kaplan, visited hospitals around the U.S... He talked with many of the smartest minds in the industry. And after two years... he decided there wasn't one institution in the entire medical system whose footsteps he felt were worth following. So, he turned to Japanese automaker, Toyota, for inspiration, instead.

Yes, three years after starting his mission, Dr. Kaplan decided to focus on emulating Toyota's lean management style, which focuses on eliminating waste…