Oct 2 2012
A Lean Journey: Meet-up: Michel Baudin
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Interview on Tim McMahon’s A Lean Journey.
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Sep 12 2012
Kaizen by QC Circles in Pakistan
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KARACHI: The auto industry, especially Indus Motor Company (IMC), has done a commendable job to improve its business processes through Kaizen initiatives and activities and this practice should spread to other industries paving the way for accelerated economic development of our country.This was stated by Parliamentary Secretary for Industries MNA Pir Haider Ali Shah at the 19th Annual Kaizen Convention recently organised by Indus Motor Company (IMC) at a local hotel.
He said that growth and excellence lies in the adoption of Quality Control Circle (QCC) approach and Kaizen, which have enabled IMC to improve its development processes taking it to new heights.
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Aug 22 2012
Toyota Manufacturing Celebrates 40 Years in the US at Long Beach – Auto World News
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Auto World NewsToyota Manufacturing Celebrates 40 Years in the US at Long BeachAuto World NewsAnd over these 40 years, we have proven ourselves as a world-class manufacturer with an outstanding workforce that’s dedicated to safety and quality.” TABC…
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Jul 18 2012
30 years later, Honda evolves – The Detroit News
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This article discusses the “renowned lean manufacturing and ‘just-in-time’ production techniques of the Japanese manufacturers,” a wording that implies that all Japanese manufacturers use variants of the Toyota Production System (TPS). It is not the case, and it is particularly not true of Honda.
Honda is good at manufacturing, but uses methods developed in-house, based on the founder’s philosophy of self-reliance.Soichiro Honda was known for telling engineers: “Don’t try to find out what the other guy is doing, just solve your own problem!” He also got the company involved in racing early on so as to infuse the “racing spirit” in everything it did. The Honda Way isn’t just a rebranding of TPS or Lean, as so many companies’ “Production Systems” are; it is an original, autonomous development. The white uniform in the picture is part of it. Its purpose is to make stains stand out, so that their sources are identified and removed from production.
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Jul 17 2012
How Toyota uses kaizen for efficiency – Business Today – Business News
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Where you learn that Toyota India ranks number one globally in the shipping quality audit, an annual exercise carried outat Toyota facilities worldwide.
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Oct 26 2012
First anniversary of Toyota Plant in Tupelo, MS
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This is about Toyota’s newest plant in North America, in Tupelo, MS. It has several surprising features, such as:
The reason you usually do the opposite is that it gives you more flexibility to change the layout. Utilities provided from above are easier to relocate than if they come out the concrete floor.
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By Michel Baudin • Press clippings • 3 • Tags: Toyota, Toyota Production System, TPS