1. How might Toyota’s recent debacle impact its business operations around the globe? How could Toyota use what it has learned through this unfortunate circumstance to better their production? * The debacles as reported resulted in the recall of millions of Toyota cars in the US and other parts of the world. This has affected its financial performance‚ starting in 2009 and in the few years after that. Added to this is the tainting of its reputation as a producer of reliable and safe vehicles
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2010]. Lean Manufacturing Guide;Increasing production. 2010. Lean Manufacturing Guide;Increasing production. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.leanmanufacturingguide.com/. [Accessed 04 November 2010]. Porter‚ Michael.E‚ 2008. On competition. 5th ed. U.S.A: Harverd Business School Publishing Corporation. Supplier Development. 2010. Supplier Development. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.nist.gov/mep/manufacturers/supplier-development.cfm. [Accessed 05 November 2010]. Wu‚ Yen Chun‚ 2003. Lean manufacturing
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Course Syllabus OPRE 6364 0I1 – Lean Six Sigma The University of Texas at Dallas | Course Info | Tech Requirements | Access & Navigation | Communications | Resources | Assessments | Academic Calendar | Scholastic Honesty | Course Evaluation | UTD Policies | Course Information Course Course Number Section Course Title Term and Dates OPRE 6364.0I1 Lean Six Sigma Summer 2013 (May 30 - Aug. 9) Instructor Contact Information Professor Kannan Ramanathan Office Phone (972) 883-5953 Email Address
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Fallahnezhad M.S.‚(2010) Respınsive and Agile Manufacturing Styugova T‚ Noskievikova D‚ (2013) PROSPERITY Sanchez L.M.‚ Nagi R‚ (2001) A review of Research‚ vol. 39‚ no. 16‚ 3561-3600 Y. Y. Yusuf & E. O. Adeleye (2002) A comparative study of lean and agile Journal of Production Research‚ 40:17‚ 4545-4562‚ Retrieved on 9 th of May
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14-1 JIT and Lean Operations Operations Management William J. Stevenson 8th edition 14-2 JIT and Lean Operations CHAPTER 14 JIT and Lean Operations McGraw-Hill/Irwin Operations Management‚ Eighth Edition‚ by William J. Stevenson Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. 14-3 JIT and Lean Operations JIT/Lean Production • Just-in-time (JIT): A highly coordinated processing system in which goods move through the system‚ and
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METHODOLOGY AND PROCEDURE This paper will discuss the method of research to be used‚ the respondents of the study‚ the sampling technique‚ the instrument to be used‚ the validation of the instrument‚ the administration of the instrument and the statistical treatment of the data that will be gathered. Method of Research to be used According to Swetnam (2000) "Writing Your Dissertation" How To Books‚ research falls into two basic styles‚ "objective" and "subjective". Objective approaches are concerned
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Special type of flow chart that uses symbols known as "the language of Lean" to depict and improve the flow of inventory and information. 2 Value Stream Mapping Purpose • Provide optimum value to the customer through a complete value creation process with minimum waste in: – Design (concept to customer) – Build (order to delivery) – Sustain (in-use through life cycle to service) 3 Why ? • Many organizations pursuing “lean” conversions have realized that improvement events alone are not
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This means that Toyota was facing unhappy customers‚ and was losing touch in its quality. 2. Michel Porter claims that “operational effectiveness” is not a strategy. Why was operational effectiveness such a focus at Toyota? What are the downsides of “lean manufacturing”
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TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM BASIC HANDBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction & History of the Toyota Production System ........................ 3 Goals of the Toyota Production System. ................................................. 4 TPS Model Overview............................................................................5-6 Respect for People .................................................................................. 7 Focus Areas of TPS ...........................................
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Research University of Ghent Belgium Gieljan.Engelrelst@ugent.be Industrial Engineering and Operations Research University of Ghent Belgium Dimitri.VanNieuwenhove@ugent.be Abstract—Value stream mapping is one of the most used tools in lean manufacturing. It’s a universal approach that can be used in many environments. In this paper‚ some environments are discussed where Value stream mapping has been applied on. The typical results‚ depending on the environment or industry‚ are summarized
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