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Toyota TPS

A Team Effort of Individual Responsibility

The Toyota Production System empowers every associate to optimize quality by constantly improving processes and eliminating unnecessary waste. On the manufacturing line, every associate has the power and the responsibility to stop the line if a flaw is detected. This limits the opportunity for flawed products to make it through the line and significantly cuts down re-work, thus eliminating unnecessary waste. The Toyota Production System influences every aspect of Toyota’s organization and includes a common set of values, knowledge and procedures. It entrusts employees with well-defined responsibilities in each production step and encourages every team member to strive for overall improvement.

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The Toyota Production System (TPS)

The Toyota Production System is widely studied by business schools and manufacturing plants, but what exactly is the Toyota Production System and, more importantly, how do end-users and customers benefit?

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A People Focused Partner

When forklifts are vital to your business, they aren't just trucks that move materials. They are strategic assets that impact the top and bottom lines. That's where the Toyota Production System (TPS) makes a difference for our customers. TPS is a management method that nurtures a culture of quality first, in every process from sourcing and planning to production and testing. In fact, TPS is part of everything we do. The outcome for customers is superior products and services with market-leading quality. Our associates use TPS to plan the most efficient way to always satisfy customers. We use Kaizen, which is a team effort to change something for the better - like our boxcar forklift, which we envisioned and built through Kaizen events based on customer feedback. Toyota Industrial Equipment also practices jidoka, or automation with a human touch, while machines assist us in manufacturing. Any Toyota associate can stop the production process to help ensure the highest quality standards. We know you need more than forklifts from your material handling partners. We are always looking for opportunities to eliminate waste - that's why customers get the high quality forklifts they need, when they need them, with Toyota. TPS sets Toyota apart from other companies. It’s the foundation of a truly customer-centric culture that delivers superior value every step of the way.

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Key Components

The Toyota Production System consists of several different parts, including:

 

  • Just-In-Time Production: when a process produces only what is needed by the next process in a continuous flow. Parts are delivered on-time and in real-time and only the parts needed for the current task.

 

  • Jidoka: “automation with a human touch” Jidoka means when a problem occurs, the equipment stops immediately to prevent defective products from being produced.

 

  • Kaizen: the idea of continuous improvement, all employees throughout the organization are looking for way to improve.

 

  • Monozukuri: having the spirit to produce excellent products and the ability to constantly improve system and process.

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