Toyota Production System: Aiming for a Shift Away from Scale Management

◆A classic that has been read for 40 years! ◆ The Toyota Production System is now so well-known that it's almost universally known. This book, written by Taiichi Ohno (former Vice President of Toyota Motor Corporation), who conceived, built, and implemented its fundamental philosophy, is a global bible of production management and management philosophy. The essence of the Toyota Production System lies in the "thorough elimination of waste." The pillars for achieving this are "just-in-time" and "automation," and the method for smoothly and organically utilizing these two is the "kanban system." To survive against the mass production of Western automobile manufacturers, Toyota developed these ideas and methods through repeated trial and error in its pursuit of a purely Japanese production system. This book contains the "origins of manufacturing" of Toyota, which now competes for the top spot in the world with an annual production volume of over 10 million vehicles.