Toyota Manufacturing True Principles

Author: Wang Guohua (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Toyota's strict requirements for production management:
1. "Precision": Refers to high product quality, zero defects. Not only does the final product delivered to users need to be of high quality, but each preceding process must also provide high-quality products and components to the next process. This is an inevitable requirement for just-in-time production; otherwise, the production line will shut down due to component quality defects.
2. "Detail-oriented": Zero inventory. This is an inevitable outcome of Toyota's pursuit of just-in-time production. Toyota believes that excessive inventory conceals waste and various problems. By reducing inventory, production issues are forcibly exposed, allowing for continuous identification of problems and ongoing improvement of operations. This also reflects Toyota's spirit of striving for perfection in details in production. It requires persistent efforts from all employees, starting from their immediate surroundings without leaving any gaps, diligently handling their work, and continuously contributing to on-site improvements, thereby embodying individual innovative spirit.