Lean Operations in Toyota Motor Corporation
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Toyota is renowned for its TPS system and its primary goal of reducing all waste. Discuss your perspective on what contributes to waste and a few suggestions to eliminate waste in operations
Present your perspectives on how processes like JIT and Kaizen improve supplier and customer relationships
Harris, L. (2007) Lean Manufacturing made Toyota the Success Story it is Today
Interesting Read:
Toyota
Berman, A. (Sept. 2017) Just in Time by Toyota [Video File]
Bloomberg (Aug. 2018) How Toyota Changed the Way We Make Things [Video File]
Lean Manufacturing Adoption
Suresh, R., & Mohideen, K. S. U. (2016). A study on adoption of lean manufacturing practices with special reference to auto components firms in chennai: A quarterly peer reviewed multi-disciplinary international journal A quarterly peer reviewed multi-disciplinary international journal. Splint International Journal of Professionals, 3(1), 41-47. Retrieved from attached.
Lean Enterprise (2018) What is Lean? Lean Enterprise Institute
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Toyota is a company renowned worldwide because of the products and services they offer. However, the Toyota Production System, or the TPS, is one of the key factors of Toyota’s massive success. The system is committed to reducing waste, enhancing efficiency, and continuous development (Alex Berman, 2016; Harris, 2007; Toyota Forklifts, 2016) Since Toyota has become successful in incorporating this system into their manufacturing processes, logistics, and customer relationships, the system has been widely recognized and used by various industries worldwide. TPS is built on the concept of Lean Operations, which aims to reduce waste during the manufacturing process (Lean Enterprise, 2018). The purpose of this paper is to delve deeper into the concept of TPS by examining what causes waste and how to eradicate it. It also intends to explore more into how JIT and Kaizen processes improve supplier and customer relationships.
TPS categorizes waste into seven categories. These wastes can be eliminated if