Toyota Way Fieldbook : A Practical Guide for Implementing Toyota's 4Ps

Develop Consensus Using the above four evaluation criteria will considerably narrow the list of possible solutions. It will make ...

if the process has been followed carefully and everyone clearly understands the root cause, reaching agreement on a proposed sol ...

Chapter 16. Consider Alternative Solutions 361 Machine Parts Supply Inspection Finished Parts 1 2 Machine Start 3 4 5 6 Figure 1 ...

must observe any changes for possible safety issues, including negative ergo- nomic impact. After the basic idea has been tested ...

Chapter 16. Consider Alternative Solutions 363 Reflection Activities Present at least two potential solutions for each root cau ...

Chapter 17 WE HAVE FINALLYreached the implementation phase! Many people are so anxious to “get busy” with implementation that th ...

of the most complex problems, many of those tools are overkill. A common theme within the Toyota Way is that the method or tool ...

Long-term countermeasures are intended to permanently eliminate the root causes. Implementation timing may extend beyond a week, ...

guidelines ensures Toyota immediate returns on activities, as well as verifica- tion of success for the long term. At its core, ...

for others reviewing the activity. The general idea is that if the desired results have been achieved, the action plan and its e ...

been done. It is only necessary to collect actual process data after the change and chart it in the same way you charted the pro ...

The focus of the results verification should be on the high-level problems defined in the problem statement. While addressing th ...

Act: Make Necessary Adjustments to Solutions and to the Action Plan As you can see, the entire problem-solving process is a cont ...

exceptional thinking in developing countermeasures. This is not, however, a time for them to “sit back on their laurels.” The na ...

This is the phase most people can’t wait to get to. It can also be a frustrating time if change happens but the desired results ...

374 THETOYOTAWAYFIELDBOOK a. Do you find that many items are implemented but the desired results are not achieved? b. What part ...

Chapter 17. Plan-Do-Check-Act 375 a. Complete any outstanding items from the action plan. b. Develop a plan for sustaining the r ...

Less Can Be More in Report Writing Problem solving is about thinking. But writing things down can help thinking. How can you doc ...

information. These presentations at Toyota are clear and concise, and it takes very little time to share the message. Formatting ...

solving story, to a story that gives the status of a project, to an information story. There is a natural flow between these sto ...