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March 2007

Smooth Flow, Memory Simple, Motion Simple

by Pete Abilla on March 15, 2007

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn In my daily study of the Toyota Production System, I came across a very good article in the Asian Wall Street Journal, August 4, 2004. The article is about the globalization of Toyota and the fear that as Toyota gets bigger, the further [...]

Takt Time in Service Operations

by Pete Abilla on March 14, 2007

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Takt Time is the maximum allowable time in order to meet demand; Takt Time is the pace by which product is produced and must fall within the Takt Time or set equal to the Takt time; if not, then there will be customer [...]

The Toyota A3 Report

by Pete Abilla on March 12, 2007

how to use the a3 problem solving method

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Most problems are dealt with in superficial ways. Very few people and organizations actually arrive at the root cause of their problems. At Toyota, they employ Root Cause analysis in almost everything they do. One problem solving approach they employ is the A3 [...]

The Learning Curve

by Pete Abilla on March 12, 2007

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn I hear business jargon all the time. Most people generally understand what they are saying, but some business jargon have technical definitions that are not understood very well — especially by the person(s) using it. Here are a few recent examples of jargon [...]

Genchi Genbutsu and the Toyota 4Runner

by Pete Abilla on March 7, 2007

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Participative Design in your product development efforts ensures that the customer and firm get the product right. But, it takes some humility and a culture of continuous improvement and of being customer obsessed. The three attributes I just mentioned completely describe Toyota. The [...]