TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM Lean manufacturing or lean production‚ often simply "lean"‚ is a systemic method for the elimination of waste ("Muda") within a manufacturing process. Lean also takes into account waste created through overburden ("Muri") and waste created through unevenness in workloads ("Mura"). Working from the perspective of the client who consumes a product or service‚ "value" is any action or process that a customer would be willing to pay for. This Lean manufacturing is derived from
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teetering on bankruptcy. Facing the crises of existence in a post-World War II Japan‚ Toyota sought to match American productivity‚ but was unable to mimic the American way because of the condition of the economy. In an attempt to find a solution‚ Toyota focused on cost-cutting and searched for ways to reduce manufacturing costs (Nayab‚ 2011)‚ thus the birth of just in time inventory management. In the case of Toyota‚ the implementation of just in time was a survival mechanism during an economic hardship;
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Company Name Toyota Motor Corporation Head Office Toyota‚ Aichi‚ Japan Established 1933 by Kiichiro Toyoda Chairman Fujio Cho President Katsuaki Watanabe Revenue USD$173 Billion (2005) Total Number of Employees 285‚977 (March 2006) Subsidiaries Toyota Financial Services‚ Daihatsu Motor Co.‚ Ltd.‚ Hino Motors‚ Ltd.‚ DENSO‚ Toyota Industries Industry Automobile manufacturing‚ Financial services‚ Biotechnology Products Toyota‚ Lexus and Scion Slogan Toyota Moving Forward
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and background Toyota Motor Corporation or Toyota in short‚ is a Japanese automaker. It is the world’s second largest automaker behind General Motors. However it ranks first in net worth‚ revenue and profit. It is also the only car manufacturer to appear in the top 10 of the BrandZ ranking. The company was founded in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda as a spinoff from his father (Sakichi Toyoda)’s company Toyota Industries to create automobiles. In 1934‚ while still a department of Toyota Industries‚ it
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The Toyota Production System Introduction Today‚ automobile manufacturing is still the world ’s largest manufacturing activity. Forty years ago‚ Peter Drucker dubbed it "the industries of industries." After First World War‚ Henry Ford and General Motors ’ Alfred Sloan moved world manufacture from centuries of craft production (led by European firms into the age of mass production.) His production innovation was the moving assembling line‚ which brought together many mass-produced parts to create
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Toyota Motor Corporation‚ commonly known as Toyota‚ is a global corporation headquartered in Japan. At its climax‚ Toyota employed approximately 320‚000 people worldwide. It is the world ’s largest automobile maker by sales. The company was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda in 1937 as a spinoff from his father ’s company Toyota Industries to create automobiles. Toyota also owns and operates Lexus and Scion brands and has a majority shareholding stake in Daihatsu and Hino Motors‚ and minority
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Planning process in Toyota Toyota is the third-largest auto manufacturer in the world‚ behind General Motors and Ford‚ with global vehicle sales of over six million per year in 170 countries. However‚ Toyota is far more profitable than any other auto manufacturer. Auto industry analysts estimate that Toyota will pass Ford in global vehicles sold in 2005‚ and if current trends continue‚ it will eventually pass GM to become the largest automaker in the world. What is the secret of Toyota success? The
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1. Introduction In Toyota Motors Corporation there are several communication methods by which employees share their ideas‚ information‚ opinions and feelings. The following are some of the methods of internal communication: news-letter‚ face to face‚ notice board‚ memo‚ e-mail‚ telephone‚ text messages‚ and instant messaging. The sharing ideas‚ information‚ opinions and feelings contribute to the operations of teams and the work of individuals within the corporation. I will suggest about four methods
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Operation Management TOYOTA Team P.A.L Minchul Seo (M66310) Altanzul Puntsagdorj (M66326) Table of Contents Introduction 2 Industries and Company Information 4 Explanation of OM Capabilities 6 How Company Uses OM 7 Comparison with one of the competitors‚ Hyundai Mot 9 Identify Problems 11 SWOT Analysis 14 Regarding Toyota Crisis 18 Areas to use for improvements of Critical Business activities in OM 23 Provide Multiple Solutions 25
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Profile a) Historical Background TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (NYSE: TM) is a Japanese multinational automaker headquartered in Toyota‚ Aichi‚ Japan. It was founded in Japan on August 28‚ 1937. The company originally produced small cars and light trucks for consumption in Japan and for exports to other countries. The first Toyota retail dealership was opened on October 31‚ 1957 in Hollywood‚ CA. In 1980 a heavy United States import tax on vehicles forced Toyota to open a plant in America in order
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