information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tprs20 Toyota production system and Kanban system Materialization of just-in-time and respect-for-human system Y. SUGIMORI ‚ K. KUSUNOKI ‚ F. CHO & S. UCHIKAWA a a a a a Production Control Department‚ Toyota Motor Co.‚ Ltd‚ 1 Toyota-cho‚ Toyota-shi‚ 471‚ Japan. Version of record first published: 28 Mar 2007 To cite this article: Y. SUGIMORI‚ K. KUSUNOKI‚ F. CHO & S. UCHIKAWA (1977): Toyota production system and Kanban system Materialization of
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advantages are based on “good” corporate governance practices – namely stakeholder involvement. As a result‚ I have chosen to present and explore in this essay the practices of one such company: the Toyota Motor Corporation while highlighting its “good” corporate governance principles. 2.0 TOYOTA Toyota is a global leader in automotive sales‚ technology and production while also retaining one of the world’s most recognizable and highly valued brands. At the heart of their success is the innovative
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Toyota Introduction: Toyota Motor Corporation is a large multinational company to auto industry is headquartered in Japan. Now is the first automotive plant in the world‚ its headquarters in the UAE in Dubai and have several branches in all the Emirates and Toyota Lexus Scion companies currently‚ Hino and its largest share of Daihatsu and part of Subaru (Fuji heavy industries)‚ Isuzu‚ and Yamaha. The company has 522 branches. The company produces trucks‚ buses and industrial vehicles along different
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Anything Stop Toyota? (Issued on Nov 17‚ 2003) An inside look at how it’s reinventing the auto industry. “Good thing means good products.” The slogan of Toyota’s Takaoka assembly plant. 1. Marketing a) Diversification - Toyota not only rounded out its product lines in the US‚ with sport-utility vehicles‚ trucks‚ and a hit minivan‚ but it also has seized the psychological advantage in the market with the Prius and eco-friendly gasoline-electric car. b) Location redesign - Toyota created an integrated
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Case Study: Toyota Prius University of Maryland University College September 30‚ 2010 Synopsis: As the United States unite in the global effort to monitor the use and waste of energy‚ fuel efficient or hybrid cars such as the Toyota Prius has dominated the market over the SUV’s who once adored every American driveway. With much doubt‚ in 2004‚ the Prius has become the leading selling vehicle in America. The sleek design has caught the eye and pockets of many Americans who prefer the “gas
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Case Study “Did Toyota’s Culture Cause Its Problems?” illustrates the slow reaction to safety problems and the arrogant culture of Toyota regarding the issue of unintended acceleration (Robbins &Judge 2013). The key issues in the case study are the arrogant culture of Toyota‚ miscommunication‚ groupthink and poor human resource management. The problems in Toyota began with the recall of 10000 Laxus Cars in 2000 (Finch 2010‚ p 475)‚ followed by a series of recalls for different models in 2010
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E‚ (2010)‚ ’Toyota Ethic Problems Indication Of Larger Japanese Government Ethics Problems ’‚ Current Political Scene [online]‚ Available from: www.currentpoliticalscene.com/2010/02/toyota-ethics-problem-indication-of.html‚ Accessed : 7th May 2011. White J‚ (26 April 2007)‚ ’Toyota surpasses GM in global auto sale ’‚ World Socialist Website [online]‚ Available from: www.wsws.org/articles/2007/apr2007/toyo-f12.shtml‚ accessed: 7th May‚2011 Messenger A‚ (12 February 2010)‚ ’Toyota recall highlights
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[online] available from the site www.beyondlean.com ‚ accessed on [ 17.05.2010] Balakrishan‚ R Becker‚ R. (2005) ‘Lean Manufacturing and Toyota Production System’ Loerfice‚ A Radisic‚ M. ( 2004) ‘Just-in-time concept’ ‚ Faculty of technical sciences‚ University of Novi Sad Seeliger‚ J‚ (2005) ‘Lean MRO Spear‚ S. and Bowen‚ K. (1999) ‘Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System’ ‚ Harvard Business Review‚ September-October 1999 Spear‚ S
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Toyota cuts working hours and pay SUMMARY Carmaker Toyota says that staff at its UK factories will have their pay and working hours cut by 10%. The cuts will take effect on 1 April and will last for one year. They affect 4‚500 staff at plants in Burnaston‚ Derby‚ and Deeside‚ Flintshire. Toyota said the measures would allow the company to "maintain employment in this difficult period". The cuts come as motor industry representatives meet in London to discuss a £2.3bn support package Carmakers
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Toyota Motor Corporation: Strategic Analysis Introduction Toyota Motor Corporation has been a dominant name in vehicle manufacturing for several decades. Despite the patriotic drive in the United States to "buy American"‚ the company has held its own‚ remaining a dominant and continually growing company in the corporate world of transportation. Though this is quite an accomplishment‚ in and of itself‚ the many layers of the company reveal it to actually be a far more complex entity than the average
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