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3/14/2015 Toyota Global Site | The origin of the Toyota Production System http://www.toyotaglobal.com/company/vision_philosophy/toyota_production_system/origin_of_the_toyota_production_system.html 1/2 Roots of the Toyota Production System The Toyota Production System (TPS), which is steeped in the philosophy of "the complete elimination of all waste" imbues all aspects of production in pursuit of the most efficient methods, tracing back its roots to Sakichi Toyoda's automatic loom. The TPS has evolved through many years of trial and error to improve efficiency based on the JustinTime concept developed by Kiichiro Toyoda, the founder (and second president) of Toyota Motor Corporation. Waste can manifest as excess inventory in some cases, extraneous processing steps in other cases, and defective products in yet other cases. All these "waste" elements intertwine with each other to create more waste, eventually impacting the management of the corporation itself. The automatic loom invented by Sakichi Toyoda not only automated work which used to be performed manually but also built the capability to make judgments into the machine itself. By eliminating both defective products and the associated wasteful practices, Sakichi succeeded in tremendously improving both productivity and work efficiency. Kiichiro Toyoda, who inherited this philosophy, set out to realize his belief that "the ideal conditions for making things are created when machines, facilities, and people work together to add value without generating any waste." He conceived methodologies and techniques for eliminating waste between operations, between both lines and processes. The result was the JustinTime method. By practicing the philosophies of "Daily Improvements" and "Good Thinking, Good Products, " the TPS has evolved into a worldrenowned production system. Furthermore, all Toyota production divisions are making improvements to the TPS day and night to ensure its continued evolution. Recently, the "Toyota spirit of making things" is referred to as the "Toyota Way." It has been adopted not only by companies inside Japan and within the automotive industry, but in production activities worldwide, and continues to evolve globally. Sakichi Toyoda (1867-1930) Toyoda Power Loom equipped with a new weftbreakage automatic stopping device (developed in 1896) World's first automatic loom with a nonstop shuttlechange motion, the TypeG Toyoda Automatic Loom (developed in 1924) TypeG Automatic Loom assembly line Toyota Standard Sedan Model AA announced in 1936 Kiichiro Toyoda (1894-1952) Drawing on his experience of introducing a flow production method using a chain conveyor into the assembly line of a textile plant (completed in 1927) with a monthly production capacity of 300 units, Kiichiro Toyoda also introduced this method into the body production line at Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.'s Koromo Plant (present day Honsha Plant), completed in 1938. Eiji Toyoda (1913-) By ensuring thorough implementation of jidoka and the JustinTime method, Eiji Toyoda increased workers' productivity by adding value and realized the Toyota Production System, which enabled Toyota to compete headon with companies in Europe and the U.S. Taiichi Ohno (1912-1990) With strong backing from Eiji Toyoda, Taiichi Ohno helped establish the Toyota Production System, and built the foundation for the Toyota spirit of "making things" by, for example, creating the basic framework for the JustinTime method. The origin of the Toyota Production System A production system that has been finetuned over generations Toyota's spirit of "making things" is being spread throughout the world as The Toyota Way Company Message from President Vision & Philosophy Guiding Principles Toyota Code of Conduct Toyota Global Vision Toyota Global Vision Special Content Toyota Production System Just-in-Time Jidoka Origin of the Toyota Production System Illustration of the Toyota Production System Quiz on the Toyota Production System Globalizing and Localizing Manufacturing History of Toyota Toyota Traditions Company Profile Toyota Social Media Employee Driving Project
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Roots of the Toyota Production System
TheToyotaProductionSystem(TPS),whichissteepedinthephilosophyof"thecompleteeliminationofallwaste"imbuesallaspectsofproductioninpursuitofthemostefficientmethods,tracingbackitsrootstoSakichiToyoda'sautomaticloom.TheTPShasevolvedthroughmanyyearsoftrialanderrortoimproveefficiencybasedontheJustinTimeconceptdevelopedbyKiichiroToyoda,thefounder(andsecondpresident)ofToyotaMotorCorporation.
Wastecanmanifestasexcessinventoryinsomecases,extraneousprocessingstepsinothercases,anddefectiveproductsinyetothercases.Allthese"waste"elementsintertwinewitheachothertocreatemorewaste,eventuallyimpactingthemanagementofthecorporationitself.
TheautomaticloominventedbySakichiToyodanotonlyautomatedworkwhichusedtobeperformedmanuallybutalsobuiltthecapabilitytomakejudgmentsintothemachineitself.Byeliminatingbothdefectiveproductsandtheassociatedwastefulpractices,Sakichisucceededintremendouslyimprovingbothproductivityandworkefficiency.
KiichiroToyoda,whoinheritedthisphilosophy,setouttorealizehisbeliefthat"theidealconditionsformakingthingsarecreatedwhenmachines,facilities,andpeopleworktogethertoaddvaluewithoutgeneratinganywaste."Heconceivedmethodologiesandtechniquesforeliminatingwastebetweenoperations,betweenbothlinesandprocesses.TheresultwastheJustinTimemethod.
Bypracticingthephilosophiesof"DailyImprovements"and"GoodThinking,GoodProducts,"theTPShasevolvedintoaworldrenownedproductionsystem.Furthermore,allToyotaproductiondivisionsaremakingimprovementstotheTPSdayandnighttoensureitscontinuedevolution.
Recently,the"Toyotaspiritofmakingthings"isreferredtoasthe"ToyotaWay."IthasbeenadoptednotonlybycompaniesinsideJapanandwithintheautomotiveindustry,butinproductionactivitiesworldwide,andcontinuestoevolveglobally.
Sakichi Toyoda(1867-1930)
ToyodaPowerLoomequippedwithanewweftbreakageautomaticstoppingdevice(developedin1896)World'sfirstautomaticloomwithanonstopshuttlechangemotion,theTypeGToyodaAutomaticLoom(developedin1924)
TypeGAutomaticLoomassemblyline
ToyotaStandardSedanModelAAannouncedin1936
Kiichiro Toyoda(1894-1952)
Drawingonhisexperienceofintroducingaflowproductionmethodusingachainconveyorintotheassemblylineofatextileplant(completedin1927)withamonthlyproductioncapacityof300units,KiichiroToyodaalsointroducedthismethodintothebodyproductionlineatToyotaMotorCo.,Ltd.'sKoromoPlant(presentdayHonshaPlant),completedin1938.
Eiji Toyoda (1913-)
ByensuringthoroughimplementationofjidokaandtheJustinTimemethod,EijiToyodaincreasedworkers'productivitybyaddingvalueandrealizedtheToyotaProductionSystem,whichenabledToyotatocompeteheadonwithcompaniesinEuropeandtheU.S.
Taiichi Ohno(1912-1990)
WithstrongbackingfromEijiToyoda,TaiichiOhnohelpedestablishtheToyotaProductionSystem,andbuiltthefoundationfortheToyotaspiritof"makingthings"by,forexample,creatingthebasicframeworkfortheJustinTimemethod.
The origin of the Toyota Production SystemAproductionsystemthathasbeenfinetunedovergenerations
Toyota's spirit of "making things" is being spread throughout the world as The Toyota Way
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Message fromPresident
Vision & Philosophy
Guiding Principles
Toyota Code of Conduct
Toyota Global Vision
Toyota Global VisionSpecial Content
Toyota ProductionSystem
Just-in-Time
Jidoka
Origin of the ToyotaProduction System
Illustration of the ToyotaProduction System
Quiz on the ToyotaProduction System
Globalizing and LocalizingManufacturing
History of Toyota
Toyota Traditions
Company Profile
Toyota Social Media
Employee DrivingProject
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