Just-in-time, Jidoka, Kaizen: the Japanese quality philosophy is reflected in the Toyota production system. You can read everything you need to know about the holistic production system in our dossier.
One of Toyota's recipes for success is the TPS: the Toyota Production System is now known worldwide and is used in many companies, especially in the industrial sector.
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The Japanese car manufacturer Toyota has been at the forefront of the automotive industry for many years. The secret of its success: More than almost any other company, Toyota has succeeded in making continuous optimization a central component of its corporate culture. This corporate culture was shaped in particular by the Toyota Production System (TPS), a lean management approach that encompasses the entire system of the organization.
The TPS is probably the best-known holistic production system. It is considered the best methodology for optimizing work and production organization. TPS is a comprehensive management philosophy whose history can be traced back to the 1920s. TPS was introduced on the basis of two concepts: Jidoka and Just-in-Time. Jidoka was developed by Toyota's founder Sakichi Toyoda as a concept of “intelligent automation”, while the “just-in-time” concept was invented by Kiichiro Toyoda in the 1930s. After the Second World War, TPS was systematically developed further by the engineer and production manager Taiichi Ohno and has since been optimized over many decades.
TPS is a comprehensive system of methods for shortening throughput times, reducing costs and increasing quality. At the heart of TPS is the avoidance of waste and any non-value added as well as a continuous improvement process. In addition to the elements of Kaizen, the main pillars of TPS include the 5S concept, the Kanban system, group work and Total Productive Management (TPM). The aim of TPS is to create value-adding, lean and flowing value streams without interruptions using a one-piece flow and pull system.
Further Specialist Literature and Articles on the Subject:
2022 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
Toyota Production System (トヨタ生産方式)
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