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

to make. The attendance is called in to the assistant manager, who has a visual
attendance board for the entire department.
Many production areas have equipment that needs to be set up or cycled
prior to production, to ensure equipment readiness. The GL is responsible for
scheduling people to begin early and perform equipment verification checks.

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Table 10-1. (Continued)

Afternoon

Communi-

cation

Meeting

End of Shift

Overtime if

Required

• Same as morning
  communication
  meeting


• Resume
  production same
  as break time


• Complete
  production
  requirement


• Prepare work
  area for next shift


• Complete
  production
  paperwork if
  required


• Complete daily
  5S requirement


• Verify work
  completion with
  TL


• Mandatory
  production
  overtime


• TMs may stay
  overtime to work
  on Quality
  Circle or
  continuous
  improvement
  activities with
  permission of GL
  
  
  • Same as morning
    communication
    meeting
  
  
  • Resume production
    same as break time
  
  
  • Ensure that
    production is
    completed
  
  
  • Verify end of day
    production levels
  
  
  • Gather production
    paperwork from
    TMs
  
  
  • Prepare end-of-shift
    production reports
  
  
  • Complete TL shift-
    to-shift logbook
  
  
  • Mandatory
    production overtime
  
  
  • Support TMs if
    necessary
    
    
    • Same as morning
      communication
      meeting
    
    
    • Announce daily
      overtime requirement
      (may vary by area)
    
    
    • Overtime work
      assignments
    
    
    • Ensure that
      production is
      completed
    
    
    • Complete end of shift
      performance tracking
      charts
    
    
    • Complete GL shift-
      to-shift logbook
    
    
    • Coordinate any repairs
      with maintenance
    
    
    • Attend monthly shift-
      to-shift meetings
    
    
    • Complete 5S of GL
      work area
    
    
    • Final walk-through of
      work area
    
    
    • Mandatory
      production overtime
    
    
    • Support TMs if
      necessary
    
    
    • Attend departmental
      safety and quality
      meetings