Essays about: "toyota enterprise system"

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  1. 1. Change initiative : How resistance & obstacles can affect organizations: From a blue-collar and manager perspective: a case study of a manufacturing company in Sweden

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Jonas Jones Talai; [2016]
    Keywords : Organizational change; change initiative; organizational culture; sustainable change; organizational resistance; Lean production; SMED; Toyota production system; Changeover; Setup-time; Setup reduction; Spaghetti diagram; standardized work; case study; Förändringar; organisationsförändringar; förbättringsarbete; förändringsarbete; motstånd; lean production; SMED omställning; standardiserat arbetsätt; organisationskultur; fallstudie;

    Abstract : The global market is very competitive due to fast changes in complex business environments and to survive or expand the business, organizations must embrace organizational change. However, adapting to change is not always easy, where organizations may experience obstacles and resistance along the way. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. From Japan to Sweden; Lean Product Development System in Cultural Contexts

    University essay from Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

    Author : Oraphin Preechachanchai; Promporn Wangwacharakul; [2011]
    Keywords : Lean; Product development; Lean Product Development System; LPDS; Japanese LPDS; Swedish LPDS; Change management; Creativity fostering;

    Abstract : Irresistibly, Lean has been well-known among manufacturers around the world for quite sometimes due to Toyota success story of Toyota Production System (TPS) or so-called Lean manufacturing. Now that many organizations are going toward the concept of Lean enterprise, this thesis tries to study about Lean Product Development System (LPDS) which is a part it. READ MORE

  5. 4. Lean för lantbruksföretaget : utvärdering av industriellt managementsystem i agrar kontext

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Carl Dyrendahl; Johan Granath; [2011]
    Keywords : lean; ledningssystem; management; företagsstyrning; lantbruk; balanserat styrkort; förbättringsarbete;

    Abstract : The competitiveness and profitability of swedish farm enterprises is frequently discussed in agricultural media. Increased exposure to the surrounding world with greater competitive pressure and considerable price fluctuations in the agricultural markets demand new ways of acting to secure the agricultural sector’s long-term survival and profitability. READ MORE

  6. 5. Core Enterprise's Partner Selection in a Green Supply Chain

    University essay from Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och Samhällsbyggnad; Centrum för logistik och innovativ produktion

    Author : Tingting Xiang; Sujing Xu; [2011]
    Keywords : green supply chain; core enterprise; AHP analysis; ANP model; partner selection;

    Abstract : Core enterprise is the center of Green Supply Chain (GSC) and it helps partners to meet the environmental standards and to improve GSC’s performance. However there are two questions for core enterprise when it establishes GSC: What roles do core enterprise play in GSC? How does core enterprise improve GSC’s performance? What criterions are considered when core enterprise chooses partners in GSC?   In order to answer these questions, this paper will use following methods: firstly, Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and Analytic network process (ANP) have be used to study on three research companies (IKEA, TOYOTA and Apple); Secondly, six interviews with research companies’ employees. READ MORE