Case Study The Toyota Production System Operations Management II 2012-2013 Prof. J.M. Vilas-Boas Afonso Taira‚ nº 61793‚ GEB1 Diogo Bustorff-Silva‚ nº 54746‚ GEB1 Manuel Trincão de Oliveira‚ nº 54730‚ GEB1 Pedro Neves‚ nº 38415‚ GEB1 Afonso Taira‚ nº 61793‚ GEB1 Diogo Bustorff-Silva‚ nº 54746‚ GEB1 Manuel Trincão de Oliveira‚ nº 54730‚ GEB1 Pedro Neves‚ nº 38415‚ GEB1 Index * Introduction - The Automotive Industry History - The History of Toyota * Case Study
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There were several advantages of Toyota’s manufacturing system when compared with conventional manufacturing system. Ohno Taiichi was the person responsible in helping Toyota shift from the established method of manufacturing automobiles set by Ford. The basic philosophy was to produce everything in mass quantity to gain maximum economies of scale. The logic was to spread the fixed cost over the production line and benefit from lower cost. Another characteristic of this philosophy was to make each
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Toyota Revs up U.S. Sales Threats: The Japanese market is getting more competitive and Toyota is losing sales to Nissan and Honda. Chevrolet and Ford are selling better in the U.S. The "Toyota takeover" is not assured. Japanese manufactures gaining a foothold in the US market. American companies are working to update the styling of their cars. Opportunities: Exploiting the U.S. Attaining more local managers in order to Americanize. Import taxes and current risk
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Business Model As one of the leading automobile manufacturers in the world‚ Toyota ranks within the top three worldwide. Due to their unique business model‚ they are now have a market share of 14% in the first four months of this year. That is an astonishing 2.3% jump from the previous year. According to Autodata.com‚ the Toyota City based automaker ranks fourth in United States sales. We have determined that their business model is an Integrated Low Cost Differentiated Strategy. It involves
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Vikram(000745775)‚Armel(000753323)‚Le xuan(000751375)‚Rebecca(000718381)‚Many(000739533) 1. STRATEGY OF TOYOTA In this assignment group will be discussing about the strategy of Toyota. Toyota strategy is `Lean production system’ and `Just in time’ production system. Although nowadays it is been adopted by many other companies but still there is uniqueness in Toyota’s strategy. Nowadays Toyota has started working on Solar power systems as to produce electricity and save the natural resources and
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S.W.O.T. Analysis of Toyota Corporation in the United States ˇ Fast‚ inexpensive productionˇ Well known‚ trusted brand nameˇ World’s third largest car manufacturerˇ Camry- best selling carˇ Other strong brands- i.e. Lexus‚ Scion ˇ Lack of appeal to younger buyersˇ Prestige of Toyota name compared to higher end vehicles in the market. ˇ Design and introduction of new modelsˇ Utilizing hybrid technologyˇ Provide online buying and activities ˇ Strong competitors in all marketsˇ Increasing gas
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Critical review about the management strategies 6 IV. Reccomendations 7 Toyota Motor Corporation is an automotive manufacture stationed in Toyota‚ Aichi‚ Japan. It was established in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda as a spin-off from Toyota Industries‚ his father’s company‚ to create automobiles. It has grown from just a dream to the world’s largest automobile manufacturer by 2012. Toyota made history when it became the first automobile manufacturer to produce 10 million vehicles in
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As a monolithic corporate brand‚ Toyota has been using both product-led communications around specific cars as well as corporate-led communications around themes identified in its Global Vision document. TKM has invested Rs 9 billion in its plant at Bidadi in Karnataka. The joint venture company’s advertising budget has skyrocketed from Rs 140 million in the year 2000 to Rs 430 million in 2003. TKM managing director Atsushi Toyoshima proudly announced that the joint venture (JV) company has
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References: Australian Business Case Studies. (2008). Marketing Mix. Retrieved on August 3‚ 2008‚ from http://www.afrbiz.com.au. Cina‚ Mark.(2002). Toyota Uses Unique Marketing Strategy For Scion. Retrieved on August 3‚ 2008‚ from http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars/1270196.html?page=2. Gonzalez‚ Hector. (2005) Keepin ’ It Real ’ -- Will Corporate Sponsorship Build Up or Tear Down
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Toyota has built a huge manufacturing company that can produce millions of cars each year for a wide variety of consumers. Why was it able to grow so much bigger than any other auto manufacturer? TOYOTA built a large manufacturing company‚ producing tens of millions of cars per year for a variety of consumer products‚ consumer demand different prices. What customers want their analysis‚ according to their needs. The Toyota Corporation lean production and continuous improvement of the master. The
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