Regional Production Strategy (North America‚ Canada‚ Mexico‚ USA) Performed By: University of Maryland University College May 17‚ 2015 Executive Summary The Toyota Motor Corporation employs a self-developed system known as the Toyota Product System (TPS) which is based on the concept of efficiency‚ necessity‚ quality‚ and cost reduction to guide business process improvements. This system has two pillars known as just-in-time (JIT) and auto-activation (Jidoka). Just-in-time is a production method
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Toyota Implements New Marketing Strategies to Restore Consumer Trust and Overhaul the Company’s Image Webster University Abstract This paper explores the various marketing strategies undertaken by Japanese automaker‚ Toyota Motor Corporation to restore consumer trust and overhaul the company’s image in response to a 10 million worldwide vehicle recall in 2010. The recalled vehicles were the result of an influx of acceleration-related accidents for which Toyota faced hundreds of
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Toyota Motor Corporation 1. Brief description Toyota Motor Corporationis the largest Japanese automobile manufacturer as well as one of the largest automobile companies in the world. It was initially established in 1933 as a part of the Toyoda Automatic Loom Works‚ Ltd. Later in 1937‚ it was named as the Toyota Motor Co. Ltd. Toyota established many related companies or business units‚ some of which are Toyota Machines Work Ltd. and Toyota Auto Body Ltd. In 1982 such business units were incorporated
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Toyotas JIT Revolution 1. The JIT production system was one of the most significant production management approaches of the post WWII era. Discuss in detail‚ the concept of the JIT and its advantages. The implementation of the JIT (Just in Time) system implemented by Toyota‚ is to make the production process more effective in time and costs. The strongest point of the JIT system is to eliminate inventory‚ to reduce the transportation in between production places. "Just-in-Time" means making
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equipment‚ research and development as well as all raw materials used in car production. 2. Intangible resources are including the trust of customers‚ relationships between organizations and their customers‚ brand reputation‚ technology patents‚ etc. Example‚ Toyota’s Intangible resources Reputation: the reputation and credibility of Toyota brand and the quality of the product including the relationship between Toyota and customers and suppliers. Innovation: Toyota’s research and development
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| Fall 2013 Prof. Sónia Dahab Toyota: The Acceleration Crisis Francisco Vasconcelos | Inês Ferreira | Miguel Peñalta | Tomás Mourão Agenda 1. Case Summary 2. Current Issues 3. Solutions from Toyota 4. Toyota Now 5. Discussion Quality Management | Fall 2013 2 Case Summary Industry Analysis – brief description • The global automotive market is highly concentrated – fierce competition • The top four manufacturers: Toyota‚ GM‚ Chrysler and Ford – C4 = 37.6%
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TOYOTA VS. NISSAN – A CONTRAST IN CULTURE‚ CORPORATE GOVERNANCE‚ OPERATIONAL STRATEGY‚ AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Mohamad R. Nayebpour Graduate Faculty of Business Administration Keller Graduate School of Management DeVry University 2000 West Loop South Houston‚ Texas 77027 (713) 212-3610 mnayebpour@keller.edu H H Akira Saito Visiting Research Fellow The Institute of Economic Research Chuo University Japan fujisan@tamajs.chuo-u.ac.jp H H ABSTRACT Toyota Motor Corporation and Nissan Motor Corporation
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I. Executive Summary Toyota is one of the world’s largest car manufacturers which have a better approach on developing their product and management’s quality‚ reliability‚ productivity‚ cost reduction‚ sales and market share growth‚ and market capitalization. It is one thing to realize that the Toyota Production System (TPS) is a system of nested experiments which operations are constantly improved also known as Kaizen. It is another from TPS to have an organization in which employees and managers
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3) Where if at all‚ does the current routine for handling defective seats deviate from the principles of the Toyota Production Systems? If we look back to the Principles of TPS‚ basically the general aim is to focus to eliminate waste and achieved cost reduction. It’s directed all of the resources of a production line toward delivering a top-quality product for the customer. TPS provided two principles and guidelines to ease the identification of waste. Before we talks more about the current routine
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TOYOTA MOTOR THAILAND In the environment where companies operate‚ the external environment is continually changing and creates uncertainty to managers. As a consequence the internal environment needs to be efficiently adapted responding to those changes. The external environment consists of two main concepts; General and Task Environment. The General Environment does not directly affect the organization operations but it influences the organization over time. Toyota Motor is easily impacted by
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