The Toyota Production System

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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Episodes

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.

Mar 21, 2022•5 min

Toyota Production System: Episode 10 Toyota Supplier Relations

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

Sep 23, 2021•5 min

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.

Aug 14, 2021•4 min

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.

Jul 18, 2021•5 min

Toyota Production System: Episode 7 Seeking Perfection

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

Jul 05, 2021•4 min

The Toyota Production System: Episode 6 Push Pull Flow

A discussion on how services or products move between processes.

Jun 03, 2021•4 min

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.

May 21, 2021•5 min

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.

May 06, 2021•4 min

The Toyota Production System: Episode 3 Standardize and Document

Every Business should Standardize and Document that Best Practice.

Apr 17, 2021•6 min

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.

Apr 10, 2021•7 min•Ep. 2

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

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

Mar 25, 2021•5 min

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