Toyota Way Fieldbook : A Practical Guide for Implementing Toyota's 4Ps
Controls plant. But Toyota’s policy is to never sole source. They always want at least two to three potential sources for every ...
truth. The role suppliers play is too vital for Toyota to take a hands-off approach— they do not want to leave parts reliability ...
overseas. Toyota suppliers felt they should be following TPS or a similar phi- losophy and excel at cost reduction more than the ...
For the Big Three, target pricing equals “squeeze the supplier until we are dead.” I have asked how they have developed the targ ...
targets for sourcing in China, as if that is an accomplishment in and of itself. In the near–term, at least, this is not an opti ...
intimately. They know when all of the new car programs will begin and the basic goals of those programs. They come up with ideas ...
ing capability for North America has been an ongoing process for over 15 years and will continue for the next 15 years. Now the ...
Clearly when the supplier is involved in the “design-in” process and has engi- neers on site, they are in close communication wi ...
sessions. The preferred approach to teaching TPS is to do a project at the sup- plier’s plant. In the 1990s, for instance, Toyot ...
wanted this expert housed at corporate headquarters, but Toyota insisted he be assigned to one division so he could get more dee ...
Toyota views suppliers as extensions of its capabilities, but also as independent agents. At first glance this claim may appear ...
hands-on activity with TPS in different supplier environments. They also begin to create a bond across Toyota suppliers, almost ...
appear hypocritical to suppliers. The customer should start by getting its own house in order. Identify Your Core Competencies ...
plants. Toyota will work most closely with these suppliers and expect them in turn to manage lower-tier suppliers. On the other ...
you have a capable network of suppliers who can truly collaborate on product development and manufacturing improvement, you do n ...
Traditional vs. Lean Models of Supplier Management There are many pressures on companies in the hypercompetitive global economy: ...
The goal is to eliminate waste not only in Toyota plants but in the supplier plants and in the connecting processes in between ( ...
Is Toyota actively seeking to replace American supplier partners with low- cost suppliers in China and other low-wage countries? ...
high levels of complexity. Our initial approach is to try to understand what that competitive level is. We have global vehicle p ...
John Deere in converting a traditional purchasing organization into a lean supply chain. With that background he was well suited ...
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