Case study: Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive Introduction Hybrid Synergy Drive‚ (HSD) is a set of hybrid car technologies developed by Toyota. HSD technology is used in the Prius‚ Highlander Hybrid sport-utility vehicle (SUV)‚ Camry Hybrid‚ Lexus RX 400h‚ Lexus GS 450h‚ and Lexus LS 600h/LS 600hL automobiles. It combines an electric drive and a continuously variable transmission. Toyota describes HSD-equipped vehicles as having E-CVT (Electronically-controlled Continuously Variable Transmission). We
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Executive Summary Company Overview Toyota is a Japanese automotive manufacturer‚ originating from Toyota‚ Aichi‚ Japan. Was founded in the year 1937 by Kichiro Toyoda. Globally the company operates in Japan‚ North America‚ Europe and Asia. Toyota’s current business level strategy is integrated cost leadership and differentiation. Until the year 2008 Toyota’s had high sales 8.913bn in comparison to the other general motors. In 2009 sales began to decline as Toyota began seeing loses‚ which analysts
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integrating a socio-technical system (Toyota production system - TPS) that comprises its management philosophy and practices. The TPS organizes manufacturing and logistics for the automobile manufacturer‚ including interaction with suppliers and customers. The system applies two main pillars‚ Just-in-time (JIT) and Jidoka. JIT means making only what is needed‚ only when it is needed‚ and only in the amount that is needed. While Jidoka means building quality into the production process11. The system
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as long as I can remember is Toyota cars and trucks. Every vehicle my parents have owned has been made by Toyota. My father‚ a structural engineer‚ has always voiced a sincere appreciation for the Japanese automaker. “It’s the Toyota Way”‚ he would stubbornly proclaim. My brothers and I never understood the reference. After all‚ it was not uncommon to hear my father quote obscure statistics from Car & Driver or Consumer Reports magazines. Though in his defense‚ Toyota has consistently ranked higher
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What is Product Quality Control? The process that is used to assure a certain level quality in a service or product is called Quality Control. All businesses are required to implement a quality control and verification of a products and services that they will going to serve or sell. To meet standard requisites and characteristics of a certain products such as dependability‚ durability and satisfaction of the buyer is the main goal of quality control. This method employs an importance on three
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DEFINITION OF QUALITY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT: Defining quality from the get go can be somewhat difficult as many people have different views on what it means to them. Ranging from the individual’s view to the manufacturing-based perspective. From a workplace point of view‚ quality can be defined as a measure of standard or a condition of being free from imperfections‚ inadequacies and huge varieties. It is achieved by strict and predictable responsibility to specific measures that attain consistency
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Quality cost measurement under activity-based costing Wen-Hsien Tsai National Central University‚ Chung-Li‚ Taiwan‚ Republic of China Introduction Many companies in the world gradually promote quality as the central customer value and regard it as a key concept of company strategy in order to achieve the competitive edge (Ross and Wegman‚ 1990). Measuring and reporting the cost of quality (COQ) is the first step in a quality management program. Even in service industries‚ COQ systems receive considerable
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Case Study: Toyota Acceleration Problem 1) For the case study‚ our group‚ The Socratic Triads‚ we have chosen to analysis the ethical issues that are related to the Toyota acceleration problem. The Toyota acceleration problem first came to the light in the media around late 2009. The acceleration pedal of certain models of Toyotas and Lexus were unintendedly accelerating without the driver’s foot on the pedal. It has been reported that the acceleration pedal has been malfunctioning as early as 2003
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Introduction The Company chosen for Operations Management Case Study in this report is Toyota Motor Corporation. It was discovered during Initial group discussion that Toyota is a strongly grounded corporation with its par excellence & acclaimed production system. One of our team member had also been closely associated with this corporation; and could back up our research with her practical work experience. Moreover‚ since Toyota Production System (TPS) is a great reason of Toyota’s globalised success‚ the
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Introduction Established in 1937‚ Toyota Motor Corporation (TM) is currently the 8th largest company in the world. Its annual revenue hovers around US$186 million dollars and it hires a workforce of approximately 290‚000 people worldwide. Besides being a mammoth economic entity‚ Toyota has also influenced the world in many ways; Toyota is renowned for its amazing cost cutting initiatives as well as highly influencing corporate philosophies which permeates through every layer of TM. Put together
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