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The Toyota Production System, or Lean Manufacturing as it has come to be called, is the production system developed by Toyota to identify and eliminate waste. It’s pillars are Continuous Improvement and Respect for People. It’s methodology includes both a worldview and tools to make work better through the systematic elimination of waste and a thorough approach to developing people.
Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn We’re pleased to have David Kasprzak as a guest writer today. In his article, he explains the concept of Waste, as understood in Lean Manufacturing and the Toyota Production System, but he takes it further by explaining the concept of waste within the context [...]
Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Has the complexity in the integration of software, electronics, and engineering in Toyota vehicles contributed to the safety and vehicle recalls? Does the Toyota Information Technology have anything to do with its safety issues? According to the Toyota North American Quality Advisory Board [...]
Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Taiichi Ohno was a believer in Standard Work. While this fact is broadly known, his approach to Standard Work is less known and many saying attributed to him that are probably false. In this article we discuss Ohno’s approach to Standard Work and [...]
Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn There are numerous methods of preventing error or preventing defects. We discuss several of those in my series on Poka Yoke Examples. But, rarely, do we see an example of Poka Yoke where humiliation and embarassment was the primary method of preventing human [...]
Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Are Quality and Safety synonymous? According to the quality advisory panel, they are not. But, Toyota believes they are, which is a possible root cause for the safety issues Toyota has been experiencing with its vehicles. According to the Panel, Toyota has traditionally [...]
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