Essays about: "Toyota Production System"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 35 essays containing the words Toyota Production System.

  1. 16. Toward a Web-based Application to Resolve Physical Pulse Board Issues

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för datavetenskap och kommunikation

    Author : Mahdi Dinparvar; Navid Torabi; [2013]
    Keywords : Lean; Product development; Lean Product Development System; Visual Planning; Pulse board;

    Abstract : A decade ago, Toyota, an automobile manufacturer from Japan, came up with a new production system which started the automobile industry called “Lean manufacturing”. Over time, the popularity of the system became apparent and it became the Toyota Production System (TPS). READ MORE

  3. 17. Supporting production system development through Obeya concept

    University essay from Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

    Author : Sasha Shahbazi; Siavash Javadi; [2013]
    Keywords : Production system development; Obeya; Kaikaku; Kaizen; Data visualization;

    Abstract : Manufacturing Industry as an important part of European and Swedish economy faces new challenges with the daily growing global competition. An enabler of overcoming these challenges is a rapid transforming to a value-based focus. READ MORE

  4. 18. Identify Improvement Areas in Supply Chain Coordination : An exploratory methodology development

    University essay from KTH/Industriell produktion

    Author : Yan Deng; [2012]
    Keywords : Supply Chain SC ; Supply Chain Management SCM ; Supply Chain Coordination; Lean; Value Stream Mapping VSM ; Waste; misalignment;

    Abstract : Lean production and Lean philosophy have been developed, studied and implemented over the world since it was know from Toyota Production System. International manufacturers/OEMs have more or less developed their own Lean production systems. READ MORE

  5. 19. Increasing competitiveness of service companies: developing conceptual models for implementing Lean Management in service companies

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Avd.)

    Author : Felix Damrath; [2012]
    Keywords : Lean management; Lean tools and methods; service organizations; implementation model;

    Abstract : Lean management is a philosophy focused on identifying and eliminating waste throughout a product’s entire value stream. It originates from the manufacturing system of Japanese automotive manufacturer Toyota and attracted due to its tremendous success widespread attention worldwide. READ MORE

  6. 20. Lean Construction Supply Chain : A Literature Review

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Jiamei Ren; [2012]
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    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to enhance the management of supply systems in construction industry using lean principles. This study is an attempt to identify what kind of activities causes’ construction process delay and how to perform lean concept into supply chain in practice. READ MORE