1st Edition
Kanban Just-in Time at Toyota Management Begins at the Workplace
By Japan Management Association
Copyright 1985
212 Pages
by
Productivity Press
212 Pages
by
Routledge
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Toyota's world-renowned success proves that just-in-time (JIT) makes other manufacturing practices obsolete. This simple but powerful book is based on the seminars given by Taiichi Ohno and other senior production staff to introduce Toyota's own supplier companies to JIT. It teaches the philosophy and implementation of what many call the most efficient production system in the world. Provides a... Read more
- The Source of Profit is in the Manufacturing Process
- Basic Assumptions Behind the Toyota Production System
- Leveling: Smoothing Out the Production System
- Just-In-Time and Automation
- Workplace Control Through the Kanban System
- Reality of Workplace-Determined Standard Operations
- Improvement Activities for Man-Hour Reduction
- Producing High Quality with Safety
Biography
Japan Management Association
"In light of Toyota's success, the concepts presented in this book should be of interest to anyone interested in improving their production methods."
Review"Nobody tells it as well as the Japanese who were on the shop floor when it was developed."
President's Letter , Prentice-Hall, Inc. 06/01/04
