Essays about: "Toyota Production System"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 35 essays containing the words Toyota Production System.

  1. 6. Är det lönsamt med Lean : en studie om sambandet mellan Lean och upplevd lönsamhet på svenska gårdar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Linus Nilsson; David Persson; [2018]
    Keywords : Lean; lönsamhet; identitet; lantbruk; Lean lantbruk; TPS; Toyota Production System;

    Abstract : Många av de svenska lantbruksföretagarna anser att deras lönsamhet är dålig (Swedbank och sparbankerna och LRF Konsult, 2015) Lean har funnits under en lång tid och bidragit med att öka konkurrenskraften i företag inom tillverkning och tjänstesektorn samt att några betydelsefulla nyckeltal påverkas positivt (Losonci & Demeter, 2013). Lean har även visat sig ge bättre resultat på fem av tio nyckeltal på svenska gårdar som aktivt arbetat med att implementera Lean (Andersson et al, 2016). READ MORE

  3. 7. Practical Implementation of Lean at Small and Young Companies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industriell Produktion

    Author : Fredrik Hasselgren; [2018]
    Keywords : “Lean SME”; “Lean Small Company”; “Lean Manufacturing”; “Practical Lean Implementation”; “Lean Young Company”; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Introduction: This thesis aims to investigate how a small and young company can implement the management philosophy Lean. The thesis is designed as a literature study with two objectives. The first objective is to identify what Lean is and what its underlying tools, methods and principles are. READ MORE

  4. 8. The human aspect of Lean : Special considerations for an adequate implementation of Lean

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Carlos Eduardo Camargo; [2017]
    Keywords : Lean; human aspect; safety; considerations;

    Abstract : Ever since the Toyota Production System (TPS) was re-named and introduced into the western culture as the Lean philosophy, many studies and articles have been published where the benefits of this philosophy are highlighted and directly related to improvements on the performance and efficiency of manufacturing processes, more specifically in the car manufacturing industry. Since the focus of these studies has been mostly on measurable benefits, the human aspect that exists in every organization and the effect that Lean can have over this aspect have been left out of the spotlight. READ MORE

  5. 9. The adaptation of Methodology in Swedish Cultures : The innovation approaches to lean Manufacturing

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

    Author : Yuxin Li; Bo Zhang; [2017]
    Keywords : Lean; Lean implementation; Cultural dimensions;

    Abstract : The Japanese automobile manufacturer invented Lean Production or Toyota Production System (TPS) which has been introduced and implemented in Swedish manufacturers for around 20 years (Dabhilkar, et al., 2005). Many studies discussed how it creates success in optimizing production process and quality. READ MORE

  6. 10. Improving a plant’s operations by applying lean manufacturing on the material flow and layout design

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Anton Sjöberg; Anton Kamne; [2016]
    Keywords : Toyota Production System; Lean manufacturing; Value stream mapping; Product family matrix; Lean layout design and Material flow; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Toyota Motor Company förändrade världen med sitt produktionssystem. Genom att ta bort aktiviteter som inte adderade värde till produkten, kunde företaget bli agilt med korta ledtider till kunden och till en låg produktionskostnad. READ MORE