Seat Problems In early 1992‚ TMM became the sole source of new Camry wagons with more than 41 seat variations exported over the world. Doug Friesen‚ manager of assembly for TMM‚ confronted seat problems resulting in drop of run ratio (production level) and in increase of overtime works‚ lead- time and off-line vehicle inventory. Assumptions First‚ reduction of seat variance is not considered as an alternative because Doug is a manager of assembly without control over sales decisions. Second
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KENTUCKY PLANT: overload as production for North Amercia and European markets was also being handled. line utilisation rate was below the projected target compensation for time lost over defective or no seats URGENCY TO HANDLE THE SEAT PROBLEM: trying to solve the seat problem could hurt the line utilisation BACKGROUND: Japan wanted to set up a plant in North America due to mounting political pressure and rapidly rising yen. However‚ the plant set up in Kentucky by Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC)
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1. As Doug Friesen‚ what would you do to address the seat problem? Where would you focus your attention and solution efforts? Why? The two major causes of seat defects originate with KFS‚ relating to material flaws and missing parts. The seat bolster issue is a distant third. As KFS is the responsible party the situation needs to be addressed at their site. Using the traditional TMC first principle of ‘let’s go see it’ and then converge on the Five Why’s‚ Doug should visit KFS and inspect the
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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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TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM BASIC HANDBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction & History of the Toyota Production System ........................ 3 Goals of the Toyota Production System. ................................................. 4 TPS Model Overview............................................................................5-6 Respect for People .................................................................................. 7 Focus Areas of TPS ...........................................
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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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CURRENT GLOBAL TOYOTA WAY AND THE BUSINESS IN ASIA PACIFIC REGION Page 1 North America EEC Asia Europe NAFTA APEC AFTA+3 AFTA INDONESIA Indonesia APEC South America GCC Africa COMESA MERCUSOR Australia From Indonesia for Global Market Page 2 Current Situation of Global Toyota. Multi – Polarization of Multi – Sourcing Companies Complexity of Supply Route. Portland Bristol Long Beach Long Beach Jacksonville Hongkong Singaore Jeddah Kuwait
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INTRODUCTION Toyota Production System (TPS) is one of the most benchmarked business improvement strategies in modern industry. There are three main approaches applied as the companies try to emulate Toyota’s success which are the copy cat approach‚ the home-grown approach and Suppliers development as it stand out in the transformation effort. The most replicated activities that Toyota conducts on a routine basis is the suppliers development approach in the achievement of TPS. Based on the survey from Henke
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The Toyota Production System A Case Study of Creativity and Innovation in Automotive Engineering R.Balakrishnan INTRODUCTION Automobile Manufacturing Forty years ago‚ Peter Drucker dubbed it "the industries of industries." Today‚ automobile manufacturing is still the world’s largest manufacturing activity. 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. Largely
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Toyota Production System The Toyota Production System (TPS) is an integrated socio-technical system‚ developed by Toyota‚ 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 is a major precursor of the more generic "Lean manufacturing." Taiichi Ohno‚ Shigeo Shingo and Eiji Toyoda developed the system between 1948 and 1975. Originally called "Just In Time
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