The evolving value chain of the car industry The automotive industry is one of the most progressive and forward-thinking industries. It confronts a number of trends that create new challenges while also providing opportunities for growth. One of the major trends is the demands of operating in a “connected” world. For more than 100 years the automotive industry has created competitive advantage mainly through engineering excellence. Moving forward‚ this will no longer be sufficient. Automotive manufacturers
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Kaizen: I am always wondering what is the secret of continues improvement in Japan and what motive them to be in the top of a mountain. Japanese employee perform their job as the best and highest quality .Since they believe on kaizen principle ‚ they achieve all that and more by it. So ‚ what is kaizen ? “kaizen” is a Japanese word which mean “continues improvement”: Definition : The individual is in the process improvement and development is always weather this improvement in himself ‚work…etc
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continually improved. [2] Toyota has launched‚ unannounced‚ several low-profile initiatives‚ including a global computer data base to track vehicle repairs and cut reporting times about customer complaints from months to days [1] No matter where Toyota vehicles are made‚ they must have the same high level of quality. Toyota doesn’t put a label on vehicles which says "Made in The USA" or "Made in Japan"‚ but instead opts for one label for all: "Made by TOYOTA.” [5] DELIVERY: Toyota Philippines promises
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Continuous Improvement Plan is described in three stages: learning‚ leading‚ and serving. The process involves stakeholders of the school to evaluate data and create a plan‚ then implement the plan and monitor it to make changes if they it is required. In order to apply a Continuous Improvement Plan‚ the leadership team must collaborate with various stakeholders‚ parents‚ teachers‚ and school community members‚ work in collaboration for the improvement of the school. The Continuous Improvement Plan
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CHAPTER 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION Customer satisfaction: Customer satisfaction is a measure of the degree to which a product or service meets the customer’s expectations. Satisfaction results when expectations are equaled or surpassed. Customer satisfaction refers to the extent to which customers are happy with the products and services provided by a business. Customer satisfaction levels can be measured using survey techniques and questionnaires. Gaining high levels of customer satisfaction is very
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OF TOYOTA Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational corporation. It is currently the world’s largest automaker. Mission "Toyota Motor Corporation is a company devoted to enhancing the quality of life for people around the world by providing useful and appealing products" (Toyota Motor Corporation‚ 1994). Its mission has not changed much in the past few years‚ for the current mission of Toyota can be characterized as becoming the world’s leading vehicle manufacturer‚ which means
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hbrreprints.org Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System by Steven Spear and H. Kent Bowen Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 1 Article Summary 2 Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System A list of related materials‚ with annotations to guide further exploration of the article’s ideas and applications 12 Further Reading The Toyota story has been intensively researched
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Indian Scenario………………………………………….12 References……………………………………………….14 Appendix 1………………………………………………15 Junk Food: The issues surrounding food advertising to children Advertising is a paid form of communication through a non-personal medium in which the sponsor is identified and the message is controlled. Advertising is a tool of marketing. The common methods of advertising are television commercial campaigns‚ print campaigns‚ billboard campaigns‚ radio campaigns. The most common medium of advertising
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aCOMM101 - Essay My View of Responsible Commerce In my first week of COMM101- Responsible Commerce I thought that responsible commerce involved making decisions that are fair for all parties‚ decisions are to be considered socially acceptable and that all players have equal access to information. I believed socially irresponsible commerce could lead to large-scale problems such as the Global Financial Crisis‚ In my opinion the GFC is the largest scale manifestation of socially irresponsible commerce
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CASE STUDY 4. TOYOTA Toyota case study questions: 1. How the corporate strategy of Toyota has evolved from the 30s up to 2010? 2. Describe the elements of the TPS system. Do you know any other “lean” firms? 3. Comment on Toyota’s focus on the customer. How this approach is related to quality? 4. Describe Toyota’s supply chain network (complexity of global SC) 5. Under your point of view‚ which are the reasons behind Toyota’s recalls? 6. Describe the communication actions Toyota undertook for
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