GMS 401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Taiichi Ohno, Total Quality Management, Lean Manufacturing

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 401
• Professor: Dror Hermel

Document Summary

Just-in-time, the toyota production system, and lean operations. Jit quality: toyota production system, lean operations, lean operations in services. Learning objectives: define just-in-time, tps, and lean operations, define the seven wastes and the 5ss, explain jit partnerships, determine optimal setup time, define kanban, compute the required number of kanbans, explain the principles of the toyota production system. Toyota motor corporation, the subject of this chapter"s global company profile, is credited with introducing just-in-time (jit) production concepts to the world. The toyota production system (tps) adds additional elements to pure jit, and together those operations strategies have greatly contributed to toyota"s rise to be the number-one vehicle manufacturer in the world. Good production systems require that managers address three issues that are pervasive and fundamental to operations management: eliminate waste, remove variability, and improve throughput. Over the years, various authors, consultants, and companies have coined new terms that sometimes primarily repackage old concepts.