The Toyota Production System

Jim FitzGerald

I will go through what it took for Toyota to build a Six Sigma System. It took them years but benefits accrue quickly. It will change the culture of your organization to one of Greatness.

Episodes

  1. 03/21/2022

    Toyota Production System Competitive Advantages

    The Toyota Production System is a 6+ Sigma System and has areas of competitive advantage.  These are 5 of them.

    5 min

  2. 09/23/2021

    Toyota Production System: Episode 10 Toyota Supplier Relations

    Suppliers can be a key to your system's performance.  This is how Toyota does it.

    5 min

  3. 08/14/2021

    Toyota Production System: Episode 9 Toyota, Taiichi Ohno, andon, and Defect Removal

    andon is such a strong tool but it has taken Toyota to it's leadership position and six sigma.

    4 min

  4. 07/18/2021

    Toyota Production System: Episode 8 Toyota's Full Employment or No Layoff Policy

    Toyota has a no layoff policy.  It is a great policy but takes guts to put in place.

    5 min

  5. 07/05/2021

    Toyota Production System: Episode 7 Seeking Perfection

    Every business or government operates a system that should seek perfection.

    4 min

  6. 06/03/2021

    The Toyota Production System: Episode 6 Push Pull Flow

    A discussion on how services or products move between processes.

    4 min

  7. 05/21/2021

    The Toyota Production System: Episode 5 Mapping Your Value Stream

    How Toyota created Profound Knowledge of their Processes.  A major key to Toyota's success.

    5 min

  8. 05/06/2021

    The Toyota Production System: Episode 4 Low Level Organizational Structure

    Organizational structure counts, Toyota operates with the minimal amount of employees on their assembly line.

    4 min

  9. 04/17/2021

    The Toyota Production System: Episode 3 Standardize and Document

    Every Business should Standardize and Document that Best Practice.

    6 min

  10. 04/10/2021

    The Toyota Production System: Episode 2 Toyota's Road to 6+ Sigma Starts With Guiding Principles

    Guidance supplies the direction to greatness.  Every business should have their own as businesses are different.  Toyota's are detailed and directed to the manufacture of cars.  Even if you process insurance claims, review this for ideas.

    7 min

  11. 03/25/2021

    The Toyota Production System: Episode 1 Current 6+ Sigma Operations

    There are businesses running at Six Sigma including Toyota. Have a listen.

    5 min
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I will go through what it took for Toyota to build a Six Sigma System. It took them years but benefits accrue quickly. It will change the culture of your organization to one of Greatness.

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