Kanban Just-In-Time at Toyota Management Begins at the Workplace

Consumers will buy when they can get top quality at the lowest cost. The Toyota Production System delivers just that. In Kanban: Just-in-Time at Toyota, you will see how the source of profit is in the manufacturing process. By creating the world's most efficient production system, Toyota is able to continually prosper while other companies founder. You will learn how through the application of just-in-time (JIT), Toyota is able to bring its inventory down to almost nothing. Using the kanban system, they only withdraw parts and materials at the time needed and in the quantity needed, in fact, just in time. However, the real secret behind Toyota's success is the unending search for better ways to improve the productivity of the process and the quality of the product. The concepts are applicable to virtually any manufacturing company. The system is both rational and cost-effective. Also implicit is the philosophy of respect for humanity. Shopfloor workers will feel a sense of ownership of their machines and their jobs. Written in an entertaining and easy to understand style, this book is the essential resource for everyone who wants to implement JIT. (Includes additional materials prepared by Yasuhiro Monden, a leading authority on the Toyota Production System.)Japan Management Association Staff is the author of 'Kanban Just-In-Time at Toyota Management Begins at the Workplace', published 1989 under ISBN 9780915299485 and ISBN 0915299488.