1. How might Toyota’s recent debacle impact its business operations around the globe? How could Toyota use what it has learned through this unfortunate circumstance to better their production? * The debacles as reported resulted in the recall of millions of Toyota cars in the US and other parts of the world. This has affected its financial performance‚ starting in 2009 and in the few years after that. Added to this is the tainting of its reputation as a producer of reliable and safe vehicles
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waste (muda) in manufacturing and also service processes. Waste is any activity or process that adds cost but adds no value (for the customer). Up to 80% of the work that goes on in any organisation is adding no value to your customers Muda = waste (in its many forms) Muda (is a Japanese word meaning "futility; uselessness; idleness; superfluity; waste; wastage; wastefulness"‚and is a key concept in the Toyota Production System (TPS) as one of the three types of waste (muda‚ mura‚ muri). Waste
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· EVA Manufacturing flow management. 1. Increasing sales: Obtain repeat business Increase product availability Provide desired product features for example‚ better manufacturing flow mgt can result in higher sales and healthier margins through consistent availability of products that meet customers’ specific needs. 2. Reduce cost of good sold: reduce direct labor and materials
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daily production from 38 vehicle/days to 50 vehicles/day • Reducing Task time from 10.5 min/vehicle to 8.5 min/vehicle. THE STRATEGY • Reducing Man Hours through reduction in 3Ms • 3Ms abbreviation of 3 Japanese letters : • MURI = Over Burden • MUDA = Waste • MURA = Unevenness Fundamental questions • • • • • Why the activity is necessary? Can it be eliminated altogether? If not‚ can the time be reduced for doing the same activity? Is this the best method of doing it? Can we merge this
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Elimination of muda Muda is a traditional general Japanese term for activity that is wasteful and doesn’t add value or is unproductive or not useful in practice or others. It is also a key concept in the Toyota Production System (TPS) and is one of the three types of waste (Muda‚ Mura‚ Muri) that it identifies. Mura signifies wastes due to unevenness and muri signifies wastes due to overburden. Waste as defined by Toyota’s president‚ Fujio Cho‚ is “anything other than the minimum amount of equipment
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TPS House This simple house was used to visually describe the Toyota Production System. All other components were inherit to the system. Ex: Safety‚ Customer First‚ Heijunka (Leveled production)‚ etc. All other versions of the TPS house should be used to clarify your understanding. Based on our experience we have added details‚ which you might find useful. Highest Quality‚ Lowest Cost‚ Shortest Lead Time JIT Jidoka Standardiza)on effective partnerships‚ inc. “Your process
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Submitted to Submitted by INTRODUCTION Lean manufacturing‚ lean enterprise‚ or lean production‚ often simply‚ "Lean"‚ is a production practice that considers the expenditure of resources for any goal other than the creation of value for the end customer to be wasteful‚ and thus a target for elimination. Working from the perspective of the customer who consumes a product or service‚ "value" is defined as any action or process that a customer would be willing to pay for. Essentially
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overburden (muri) and inconsistency (mura)‚ and to eliminate waste (muda). The most significant effects on process value delivery are achieved by designing a process capable of delivering the required results smoothly; by designing out "mura" (inconsistency). It is also crucial to ensure that the process is as flexible as necessary without stress or "muri" (overburden) since this generates "muda" (waste). Finally the tactical improvements of waste reduction or the elimination of muda are very valuable
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elimination Standardization Management of workplace On elimination of waste‚ Kaizen transpires with the concept of lean manufacturing where efforts are applied to tackle with Muda (the seven wastes relating to activities which are non-value adding)‚ but also Mura (related to unevenness especially in demand and supply arrangements) and Muri (related to overburden and excessiveness). Standardization helps the organization be efficient in all aspects including production by being structured and adopting best-for-purpose
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<QNo>1</QNo> <QUESTION>Defect prevention is</QUESTION> <OPTION1>Mistake proofing</OPTION1> <OPTION2>Iterative testing</OPTION2> <OPTION3>OA</OPTION3> <OPTION4>Early testing</OPTION4> <ANSWER>Mistake proofing</ANSWER> </Main> <Main> <QNo>2</QNo> <QUESTION> ______________ is the critical starting point of Lean thinking</QUESTION> <OPTION1>Project Value</OPTION1> <OPTION2>Customer Value</OPTION2> <OPTION3>Value Addition</OPTION3> <OPTION4>Program
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