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The Toyota Way, the Glossary

Index The Toyota Way

The Toyota Way is a set of principles defining the organizational culture of Toyota Motor Corporation.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 26 relations: Akio Toyoda, Autonomation, Business administration, Consensus decision-making, Continual improvement process, Corporate governance, Culture, Diffusion (business), Genchi Genbutsu, Hansei, Industrial engineering, Kaizen, Kanban, Lean manufacturing, Muda (Japanese term), Mura (Japanese term), Muri (Japanese term), Nemawashi, Organizational culture, Production leveling, Root cause analysis, Toyota, Toyota Production System, University of Michigan, 2009–2011 Toyota vehicle recalls, 5S (methodology).

  2. Organizational culture
  3. Toyota Production System

Akio Toyoda

is a Japanese business executive who is the chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation.

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Autonomation

Autonomation describes a feature of machine design to effect the principle of （じどうか jidouka), used in the Toyota Production System (TPS) and lean manufacturing. It may be described as "intelligent automation" or "automation with a human touch". This type of automation implements some supervisory functions rather than production functions. The Toyota Way and Autonomation are lean manufacturing and Toyota Production System.

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Business administration

Business administration is the administration of a commercial enterprise.

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Consensus decision-making

Consensus decision-making or consensus process (often abbreviated to consensus) is a group decision-making process in which participants develop and decide on proposals with the goal of achieving broad acceptance, defined by its terms as form of consensus.

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Continual improvement process

A continual improvement process, also often called a continuous improvement process (abbreviated as CIP or CI), is an ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes. The Toyota Way and continual improvement process are Japanese business terms and lean manufacturing.

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Corporate governance

Corporate governance are mechanisms, processes and relations by which corporations are controlled and operated ("governed").

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Culture

Culture is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.

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Diffusion (business)

In business, diffusion is the process by which a new idea or new product is accepted by the market.

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Genchi Genbutsu

literally translates "real location, real thing” (meaning "the situation onsite") and it is a key principle of the Toyota Production System. The Toyota Way and Genchi Genbutsu are Japanese business terms, lean manufacturing and Toyota Production System.

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Hansei

is a central idea in Japanese culture, meaning to acknowledge one's own mistake and to pledge improvement. The Toyota Way and Hansei are Toyota Production System.

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Industrial engineering

Industrial engineering is an engineering profession that is concerned with the optimization of complex processes, systems, or organizations by developing, improving and implementing integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information and equipment.

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Kaizen

is a concept referring to business activities that continuously improve all functions and involve all employees from the CEO to the assembly line workers. The Toyota Way and Kaizen are Japanese business terms and lean manufacturing.

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Kanban

Kanban (看板 meaning signboard) is a scheduling system for lean manufacturing (also called just-in-time manufacturing, abbreviated JIT). The Toyota Way and Kanban are Japanese business terms, lean manufacturing and Toyota Production System.

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Lean manufacturing

Lean manufacturing is a method of manufacturing goods aimed primarily at reducing times within the production system as well as response times from suppliers and customers.

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Muda (Japanese term)

is a Japanese word meaning "futility", "uselessness", or "wastefulness", and is a key concept in lean process thinking such as in the Toyota Production System (TPS), denoting one of three types of deviation from optimal allocation of resources. The Toyota Way and Muda (Japanese term) are Japanese business terms, lean manufacturing and Toyota Production System.

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Mura (Japanese term)

is a Japanese word meaning "unevenness; irregularity; lack of uniformity; nonuniformity; inequality", and is a key concept in the Toyota Production System (TPS) as one of the three types of waste (muda, mura, muri). The Toyota Way and mura (Japanese term) are Japanese business terms, lean manufacturing and Toyota Production System.

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Muri (Japanese term)

is a Japanese word meaning "unreasonableness; impossible; beyond one's power; too difficult; by force; perforce; forcibly; compulsorily; excessiveness; immoderation", and is a key concept in the Toyota Production System (TPS) as one of the three types of waste (muda, mura, muri). The Toyota Way and muri (Japanese term) are Japanese business terms, lean manufacturing and Toyota Production System.

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Nemawashi

Nemawashi (根回し) is a Japanese business informal process of laying the foundation for some proposed change or project by talking to the people concerned and gathering support and feedback before a formal announcement. The Toyota Way and Nemawashi are Japanese business terms and lean manufacturing.

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Organizational culture

Organizational culture refers to culture related to organizations including schools, universities, not-for-profit groups, government agencies, and business entities.

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Production leveling

Production leveling, also known as production smoothing or – by its Japanese original term –, is a technique for reducing the mura (unevenness) which in turn reduces muda (waste). The Toyota Way and production leveling are Japanese business terms, lean manufacturing and Toyota Production System.

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Root cause analysis

In the field of science and engineering, root cause analysis (RCA) is a method of problem solving used for identifying the root causes of faults or problems.

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Toyota

is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan.

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Toyota Production System

The Toyota Production System (TPS) is an integrated socio-technical system, developed by Toyota, that comprises its management philosophy and practices. The Toyota Way and Toyota Production System are lean manufacturing.

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University of Michigan

The University of Michigan (U-M, UMich, or simply Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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2009–2011 Toyota vehicle recalls

The 2009–11 Toyota vehicle recalls involved three separate but related recalls of automobiles by the Japanese manufacturer Toyota Motor Corporation, which occurred at the end of 2009 and the start of 2010.

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5S (methodology)

5S (Five S) is a workplace organization method that uses a list of five Japanese words:,,,, and. The Toyota Way and 5S (methodology) are Japanese business terms and lean manufacturing.

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See also

Organizational culture

Toyota Production System

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Toyota_Way

Also known as Toyota Way.