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Reference no. W90C18
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: Scott Moore (Ross School of Business, University of Michigan)
Published by: WDI Publishing, William Davidson Institute (EDI), University of Michigan
Originally published in: 2010
Version: 28 January 2010
Length: 8 pages
Data source: Published sources
Topics: Operations management
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Abstract

What is the Toyota Production System, lean manufacturing, and Kaizen? Discussion of this profile leads the student through the process of coming to an understanding of Toyota and its justifiably famous production system. The focus is to have the students begin to understand how pervasive the production system and its tenets are to Toyota's operations. The profile describes the benefits that the system provided Toyota, the challenges the company and the system faced in the first few years of the 21st century, and the ensuing effects on Toyota's position in the marketplace. This profile is included in Module 2 of the course Business Thought & Action.
Teaching note
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Reference no. W90T18
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: Scott Moore (Ross School of Business, University of Michigan)
Published by: WDI Publishing, William Davidson Institute (EDI), University of Michigan
Originally published in: 2010
Version: 17 March 2011
Length: 8 pages
Data source: Published sources
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Abstract

What is the Toyota Production System, lean manufacturing, and Kaizen? Discussion of this profile leads the student through the process of coming to an understanding of Toyota and its justifiably famous production system. The focus is to have the students begin to understand how pervasive the production system and its tenets are to Toyota's operations. The profile describes the benefits that the system provided Toyota, the challenges the company and the system faced in the first few years of the 21st century, and the ensuing effects on Toyota's position in the marketplace. This profile is included in Module 2 of the course Business Thought & Action.

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Teaching note
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Reference no. W90T18
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: Scott Moore (Ross School of Business, University of Michigan)
Published by: WDI Publishing, William Davidson Institute (EDI), University of Michigan
Originally published in: 2010
Version: 17 March 2011
Length: 8 pages
Data source: Published sources
View full details