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The Toyota Way

What does the customer really really want – defines value
Define Waste – 8 ways – all equally important:

Principles:

Long term philosophy vs short term goals (Mission – contribute to country economy, well being of stakeholders, and Toyotas growth)
With the right process the results will follow – trust it
Continuous process flow to bring problems to the surface (link operations together)
Use pull systems to avoid over production
Level out work load (production control and management people) - heijunka
Culture of stopping to fix problems to get quality right the first time -Judoka ( and Quality – Jidoka)
Standardise tasks are the basis for continuous improvement and employee empowerment – balance rigid procedures vs challenge to improve
Visual control so problems not hidden – Just in time information
Use only reliable tested technology
Grow leaders who understand the philosophy
Develop exceptional people that will follow the philosophy
Learn by doing
Go and see for yourself (GENCHI GENBUTSU -)
Make decisions slowly by consensus - Implement Rapidly - Nemawashi – a technique is employed to reduce misunderstanding
Become a learning organisation through relentless reflection (Hansei) and continuous improvement (CI can only work with stable and standardised processes) –and KAIZEN

Flow

Personal Leanings

Balance standardisation with individual autonomy – Currently more standardization would create greater efficiency and quality.
Standardisation is a Core and Key base for CI – without it there is no CI
Take the time get it right
How to principles become common?

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