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Category Archives: Toyota Production System (TPS)
Lessons from Toyota’s IT Strategy
Another interesting post from Panta Rei: Lessons from Toyota’s IT Strategy [the broken link was removed]: In order to use IT effectively as a tool, we think that it is important for the top management to not see IT as … Continue reading
Posted in IT, Management, Toyota Production System (TPS)
Tagged strategy, technology, Toyota
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Recalls at Toyota and Sony
Recalls by Toyota and Sony shock Japan’s pride [the broken link was removed]: another article discussing the recent recalls at Toyota and Sony. Some have also begun to blame the decline on recent American-style management changes, like performance-based pay, the … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, Management, Performance Appraisal, Toyota Production System (TPS)
Tagged Toyota
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Japan Kaikaku Experience
Mike Wroblewski is blogging a great series of posts on his Japan Kaikaku Experience, including Toyota Motor Kyushu: An interesting point is that the assembly line had a goal of only 97% uptime. They did not want 100%. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Lean thinking, Management, Manufacturing, Toyota Production System (TPS)
Tagged Japan, lean manufacturing, Lean thinking, Quality tools
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Lexus: Long Term Thinking
Lexus: A Retrospective [the broken link was removed] All this involved creating not only the best car ever but also something new, a psychological experience rooted in reality. Toyota wanted to create for the buyers of this new car the … Continue reading
Toyota IT Overview
What’s Driving Toyota? by Mel Duvall is an interesting, long article discussing Toyota overall and focusing on Toyota’s Information Technology systems. Technology does not drive business processes at Toyota. The Toyota Production System does. However, technology plays a critical role … Continue reading
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Graban Interviews Liker
Another excellent podcast from the Lean Blog: Dr. Jeffrey Liker. Dr. Liker discusses the subtleties of doing actually doing lean versus talking about doing lean. Dr. Liker has authored: The Toyota Way, The Toyota Way Fieldbook and The Toyota Product … Continue reading
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Toyota Targets 50% Reduction in Maintenance Waste
Inside the Toyota Maintenance Reduction 50 Percent by Paul V. Arnold (sadly the site broke the link, so I removed it): First, it is Maintenance Reduction 50 Percent, not Cost Reduction 50 Percent or Employee Reduction 50 Percent. “The goal … Continue reading
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Tagged Deming, Lean thinking, targets, Toyota
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Toyota Land
A visit to Toyota City: In Toyota land [the broken link was removed] by Vinod Jacob: When I was a little boy it was fascinating to read about Toyota’s vision for non-polluting vehicles to replace existing versions. I used to … Continue reading
Toyota’s New Texas Plant
Toyota exec stands up to Texas heat [the broken link was removed] by Cheryl Hall: Toyota’s new Texas plant is coming on line and will further increase Toyota’s contribution to the US economy, by buying from local suppliers and most … Continue reading
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Toyota Management Develops the New Camry
Toyota’s Globalization Takes Shape through the Camry, speech by Gary Convis: So, even though I accept Mr. Friedman’s point that our world is quickly changing, I also believe many of our age-old principles will continue to apply. Principles like quality… … Continue reading
