Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production

195 Pages·1988·2.26 MB·English

by  Taiichi Ohno

Toyota Production System
Toyota Production System
Beyond Large-Scale Production
Taiichi Ohno
Foreword by Norman Bodek

Table of Contents
Publisher's Foreword . . . . . . . . . . ix
Preface to the English Edition . . . . . . . xiii
A Comment on This Book . . . . . . . . xvii
A Note on Japanese Names . . . . . . . . xix
1
Starting from Need . . . . . . . . . . 1
The Oil Crisis Opened Our Eyes
Slow Growth Is Scary
"Catch Up with America"
Just-In-Time
Using a Common-Sense Idea
Give the Machine Intelligence
The Power of Individual Skill and Teamwork
Cost Reduction Is the Goal
The Illusion ofJapanese Industry
Establishing a Production Flow
Production Leveling
In the Beginning, There Was Need
A Revolution in Consciousness Is Indispensable
2
Evolution of the Toyota Production System . . . 17
Repeating Why Five Times
Complete Analysis of Waste
My Plant-First Principle
Writing the Standard Work Sheet Yourself
Teamwork Is Everything
The Skill of Passing the Baton
An Idea from the U.S. Supermarket
What Is Kanban?
Incorrect Use Causes Problems
The Talent and Courage to Rethink What We Call Common Sense
Establishing the Flow Is the Basic Condition
Use Your Authority to Encourage Them
Mountains Should Be Low and Valleys Should Be Shallow
Challenge to Production Leveling
Production Leveling and Market Diversification
Kanban Accelerates Improvements
Carrying Carts as Kanban
The Elastic Nature of Kanban
3
Further Development . . . . . . . 45
An Autonomic Nervous System in the Business Organization
Provide Necessary Information When Needed
The Toyota-Style Information System
Fine Adjustment
Coping with Changes
What Is True Economy?
Re-Examining the Wrongs of Waste
Generate Excess Capacity
The Significance of Understanding
Utilizing the Full Work System
Do Not Make a False Show
Required Numbers Are All-Important
The Tortoise and the Hare
Take Good Care of Old Equipment
Look Straight at the Reality
0.1 Worker Is Still One Worker
Management by Ninjutsu