... The 14 Principles oftheToyota Way: An Executive Summary ofthe Culture Behind TPS Chapter TheToyotaWay in Action: The "No Compromises" Development of Lexus Chapter TheToyotaWay in Action: ... American Way or even the Gary Convis Wayof managing It is the fundamental way that Toyota views its world and does business TheToyota Way, along with theToyota Production System, make up Toyota' s ... develop its own wayof doing business TheToyotaWay is the special product ofthe people who created Toyota and its unique history Toyota is one ofthe most successful companies in theworld I hope...
... oftheToyotaWay More than anyone, they must exemplify the philosophy in everything they do: the decisions they make and how they go about making the decisions They must be teachers oftheToyota ... solutions to any situation 6 THETOYOTAWAY FIELDBOOK The one reality oftheToyotaWay is that there is always more than one way to achieve the desired result The important thing is to learn, ... in the subsequent years Toyota knew from the start that the key to success at TMMK was going to be the degree to which the company could—in short—establish theToyotaWay They didn’t call it “the...
... ofthe parts the customer needed, and tons of firefighting were still the order ofthe day So waste was reduced, but the root cause problems that accounted for the waste were not And by the way, ... the allure oftheToyota Way, and there is nothing wrong with the expectation of large benefits The problem occurs when the short-term push for results crosses paths with some ofthe philosophical ... Problems in the Current Value Stream”) You not get true flow Thepowerof lean is in the future state system 40 THETOYOTAWAY FIELDBOOK The future state map represents the concept of what you...
... manufacturing TheToyotaWay seeks the same objective in terms of low cost; however, the primary focus is on reducing the waste within the system (Figure 6-2) As such, Toyota considers the development of ... is the primary intent ofthe stability phase At the very least, the level of capability should be on a daily basis During each day the operation must be capable of fulfilling the requirements of ... replenish the space In a high model-mix environment, the level of flexibility is limited by the lead time from the point -of- schedule introduction to the completion ofthe product This is dictated by the...
... roughly one-half the demand ofthe every day items, and the every four-day items had roughly one-fourth the demand ofthe daily items 154 THETOYOTAWAY FIELDBOOK The first pass of leveling will ... correct ratio of each type job The second layer ofthe pattern was the individual components The team identified that the trim work should always be the first item of any job because ofthe special ... document the steps ofthe job b Draw a diagram ofthe work area and where each step is performed c Note the waste, and develop plans to improve the work process to reduce the waste 144 THETOYOTA WAY...
... As with many oftheToyota concepts, there is more to the concept of jidoka than self-stopping machines At the center oftheToyota philosophy is a respect for people and the value they provide ... leadership, where the leaders ofthe organization (normally at the top ofthe pyramid, where they are supported by the workers) are pictured at the bottom to support the majority ofthe organization ... segment ofthe line will stop (e.g., Line A), but the other lines (B and C) will continue, provided there is product in the buffer If the stop time exceeds the capacity ofthe buffer, the following...
... could not get theToyota engineers out ofthe lobby They pored over each and every weld, intently discussing the quality ofthe welds and the design ofthe chassis It was apparent that there was ... that Toyota lets suppliers their own thing Nothing could be further from the 280 THETOYOTAWAY FIELDBOOK truth The role suppliers play is too vital for Toyota to take a hands-off approach— they ... some point they understand the process and language 284 THETOYOTAWAY FIELDBOOK intimately They know when all ofthe new car programs will begin and the basic goals of those programs They come...
... point, or the “point of recognition,” rather than at the level ofthe true problem They have identified what they believe the problem to be, but they may be further down the causal chain rather than ... problem, there is always more than one way to solve any problem! The creativity ofthe problem solver is an important aspect oftheToyotaWayof thinking, so there are few absolutes regarding the ... point ofthe analysis the result must be quantifiable, and there must be a clear understanding ofthe impact ofthe cause on the problem, which is the goal Notice what happens when the answer to the...
... complete the following tasks Starting with a blank sheet of paper, complete the heading ofthe A3 report Include: a Your name b The theme ofthe problem (describe the objective of solving the problem) ... c The name ofthe work area, department, facility, etc d The date ofthe report Complete the problem situation section a Depict the problem graphically b Show the effect ofthe problem on other ... to the input, there is no point in showing it to them The A3 is then modified as you go In some cases it’s the product of a team project, and the team must all agree to the report By the time the...
... coach The Role ofthe Top Behavior in the trenches ofthe organization is a reflection ofthe leadership ofthe top We saw in Chapter 11 that the leaders at Toyota are hands-on They’re on the floor ... Despite the formal powerof people at the top ofthe organization, middle managers have thepower to either get things done or stonewall They can be the difference between the success or failure of ... find they need to be kinder and gentler and go too far They know if they are overly critical they may lose the job So they become a member ofthe group and a lot ofthe work themselves 438 THE TOYOTA...
... evaluations ofthe case study projects, and the comparisons with the theoretical model oftheToyota Way, the findings have enhanced the understanding ofToyotaWay practices in the Chinese construction ... ofthe 14 management principles oftheToyotaWay and clarifies why theToyotaWay model is chosen as the basis for this study Each principle, grouped into the four categories oftheToyotaWay ... attributes measuring the implementation level oftheToyotaWay On the other hand, the units of observation in this study are the building professionals working for the LCCFs, as these are the individuals...
... you are to this WorldClass status in the eyes of your customers WorldClass Leadership is the act of leading to achieve a WorldClass standard of excellence in the eyes of customers and constituents ... cost you the relationship and the accompanying value ofthe life ofthe customer relationship over time The customer wants to take the minimum amount of time to get their needs met WorldClass ... quality ofthe product or service provided to be consistent with the best available The theme of 'benchmarking' will be repeated throughout theWorldClass Leadership lexicon The idea ofthe customer’s...
... to tune in to their inner worlds and the treasures to be found there Without introverts, theworld would be devoid of: the theory of gravity the theory of relativity W B Yeats’s The Second Coming” ... purchase one ofthe twelve spots will join the “ultimate peer group,” we are told the “cream ofthe crop,” the “elite ofthe elite ofthe elite.” I can’t help but wonder why none ofthe other UPWers ... But I seem to be the only one hanging back Most ofthe UPWers make it across, whooping as they go “I did it!” they cry when they get to the other side ofthe firepit “I did it!” They’ve entered...
... to tune in to their inner worlds and the treasures to be found there Without introverts, theworld would be devoid of: the theory of gravity the theory of relativity W B Yeats’s The Second Coming” ... purchase one ofthe twelve spots will join the “ultimate peer group,” we are told the “cream ofthe crop,” the “elite ofthe elite ofthe elite.” I can’t help but wonder why none ofthe other UPWers ... But I seem to be the only one hanging back Most ofthe UPWers make it across, whooping as they go “I did it!” they cry when they get to the other side ofthe firepit “I did it!” They’ve entered...
... element ofthe vector usually represents a word (or a group of words) ofthe document collection, i.e the size ofthe vector is defined by the number of words (or groups of words) ofthe complete ... the document This may be described by the conditional distribution p(t1 , , tni |L(di )) ofthe ni words given theclass Then the Bayesian formula yields the probability of a class given the ... from the number of clusters is the silhouette coefficient SC(P) (cf [KR90]) The main idea ofthe coefficient is to find out the location of a document in the space with respect to the cluster of the...
... you are to this WorldClass status in the eyes of your customers WorldClass Leadership is the act of leading to achieve a WorldClass standard of excellence in the eyes of customers and constituents ... cost you the relationship and the accompanying value ofthe life ofthe customer relationship over time The customer wants to take the minimum amount of time to get their needs met WorldClass ... quality ofthe product or service provided to be consistent with the best available The theme of 'benchmarking' will be repeated throughout theWorldClass Leadership lexicon The idea ofthe customer’s...