Toyota Motors Company is using its vast knowledge of production management systems and process improvements to help Japanese farmers handle their heavy workloads. Toyota will teach its “kaizen” (continuous improvement) production system to agricultural workers in the Ishikawa prefecture’s municipalities, located on the Sea of Japan coast. Ishikawa Governor Masanori Tanimoto first sought help from […]
Volunteers from nearby Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK) helped build bicycles that were being donated to foster children in need. They setup an assembly line and simple conveyor system to make it easier and more streamlined. Check out the video below to learn more…
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The North Texas Food Bank was able to increase the number of families served by 60%, thanks to an unlikely new partner: Toyota and their TSSC support group. The North Texas Food Banks’ Our Community Pantry in South Dallas used to be able to serve only 50 people a day on the four days they were open per week. But […]
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Just like their forÂ-profit peers, nonprofit organizations, including food banks, deal with a lack of timely deliveries and other logistical complications. Since these problems are just like similar issues that plague warehousing and manufacturing, lean and the Toyota Production System (TPS) are ideal strategies to remove these obstacles. Several years ago, The Greater Boston Food […]
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Two unlikely partners (Toyota and Canadian Blood Services), one powerful and innovative collaboration. Learn about a Canadian biologics manufacturer and its TPS journey. They were able to redesign the work area to reduce walking and reduce time spent in the freezer, which lead to one hour of time savings per day.
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Holland Rescue Mission was struggling to keep up with their donations, and needed to find a way to do the work more efficiently. The donations are sold, which generate funds to support their nonprofit. They connected with local chair manufacturer Haworth. They provided some volunteer experts in the Haworth Management System (HMS) to help them […]
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The lean principles of the Toyota Production System are changing how New Orleans and the U.S. recovers from disasters. With help from the Toyota Production System Support Center (TSSC), they’d become unstuck, slashing lead time to just 60 days and dramatically increasing the number of quality homes rebuilt monthly. Read more at LEI: https://www.lean.org/common/display/?o=3016
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The success of Toyota’s lean management principles in manufacturing, healthcare, product development, and other areas is well known and well documented. Now the company is applying these concepts to social innovation in order to give back to society as well as shareholders. Read more at LEI: https://www.lean.org/LeanPost/Posting.cfm?LeanPostId=379
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Dedicated to continuously improving its operations, the City of Louisville invited Toyota (TSSC) to help upgrade its maintenance services for the city’s fleet of vehicles– reducing its backlog by 37% and cutting repair time by 75% in just two months.
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Babson College wanted to give their business students a lesson in how manufacturing tools and techniques can be applied to the non-profit sector. To accomplish this, Babson College and Toyota joined together with the Greater Boston Food Bank. Their project goal was to improve the shopping experience and reduce what they throw away (“scrap rate”). […]
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