Toyota Kaizen Methods

NOTE EDITORE

Toyota Kaizen Methods: Six Steps to Improvement focuses on the skills and techniques practiced inside Toyota Motor Corporation during the past decades. This workbook focuses on the actual training course concepts and methods used by Toyota to develop employee skill level, a core element of Toyota’s success. It is not a book about holding Western-style five-day Kaizen events, which were in reality quite rare during the development of Toyota’s production system and are virtually nonexistent today inside Toyota. Written by two of Toyota’s most revered and experienced trainers, the book — Traces the origins of Kaizen since the inception of Toyota Motor Corporation Articulates the basic six-step Kaizen improvement skills pattern taught inside Toyota Helps practitioners of Kaizen improve their own skill level and confidence by simplifying concepts and removing any mystery in the process Provides homework assignments and a wealth of forms for analyzing work processes If you take the time to study the concepts detailed here, you will be reviewing the same methods and techniques that were harnessed by generations of Toyota supervisors, managers, and engineers. These techniques are not the secret ingredient of Lean manufacturing; however, mastery of these timeless techniques will improve your ability to conduct improvement in almost any setting and generate improvement results for your organization.

SOMMARIO

IntroductionBackground of Kaizen in ToyotaHistory of Kaizen Methods in ToyotaThe Toyoda PreceptsTraining-Within-Industry Job Methods Introduction"P-Course" IntroductionDevelopment of Toyota’s Kaizen CourseOperations Management Consulting Division and Jishuken Events at Tier One SuppliersSummaryNotesIntroduction to Kaizen in ToyotaThe Importance of KaizenKey ConceptsBasic Pattern for KaizenNoteStep 1: Discover Improvement PotentialIntroductionKaizen versus Problem SolvingKaizen AttitudeAnalytic Skills for KaizenOpportunity AwarenessBasic Methods for Uncovering Waste and Identifying Improvement OpportunitiesSummary of Step 1: Discover Improvement PotentialHomework AssignmentNoteStep 2: Analyze Current MethodsIntroductionBasic Analysis MethodsSummaryHomework AssignmentNotesStep 3: Generate Original IdeasIntroductionKey Concepts Regarding Idea GenerationSummaryHomework AssignmentNotesStep 4: Develop an Implementation PlanIntroductionKey ConceptsSummaryHomework ExerciseStep 5: Implement the PlanIntroductionKey ConceptsSummaryHomework ExerciseStep 6: Evaluate the New MethodIntroductionKey ConceptsSummaryHomework ExerciseSummaryIntroductionStep 1: Discover the Improvement PotentialStep 2: Analyze Current MethodsStep 3: Generate Original IdeasStep 4: Develop an Implementation PlanStep 5: Implement the PlanStep 6: Evaluate the New MethodAppendix 1: Ten Areas to Investigate for Operational ImprovementA1.1 Improvement Possibilities for Work MotionA1.2 Focus on Variations in Work Element TimeA1.3 Separate Human Work and Machine Work for KaizenA1.4 Revise Standard Work in ProcessA1.5 Reduce Walking DistanceA1.6 Work Balance between OperationsA1.7 Quality Improvement PossibilitiesA1.8 Equipment Reliability Improvement PossibilitiesA1.9 Material Flow and Storage Improvement PossibilitiesA1.10 Other Improvement AreasAppendix 2: Forms and InstructionsA2.1 Work Analysis SheetA2.2 Therblig Motion Analysis FormA2.3 Time Study FormA2.4 Standardized Work ChartA2.5 Setup Reduction Analysis FormIndexAbout the Author

AUTORE

Art Smalley worked for Toyota in Japan, before becoming the director of lean for a large US company and a consulting lean expert for McKinsey & Company. Isao Kato spent 35 years with Toyota in a variety of management positions in manufacturing, HR, training and development, and supplier development.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9781439838532
• Dimensioni: 11.01 x 8.25 in Ø 1.05 lb
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: 105 b/w images
• Pagine Arabe: 156