Maria Paula Díaz

Resumen Capitulo 1: Total Framework of the Toyota Production System

Toyota Production system main purpose is to eliminate through improvement activities, the waste
in the company.

Primary purpose: Profit through cost reduction.

Attained through elimination of various wastes such as excessive workforce and excessive
inventory. These are the 4 kinds of waste in manufacturing production operations:

1. Excessive production resources

2. Overproduction
3. Excessive inventory
4. Unnecessary capital investment

These also raise administrative costs, direct-material costs, labor costs and overhead costs.

Although cost-reduction is the most important goal, it must first meet 3 subgoals:

1. Quantity control
2. Quality assurance
3. Respect for humanity

Two pillars of the Toyota production system: Just-in-time and autonomation.

The Kanban system is supported by smoothing production, standardization of jobs, reduction of

setup times, improvement activities, design of machine layout and autonomation.

Ultimate goal: improve the efficiency or productivity in terms of ROI or ROA.

“Producing the necessary items in the necessary quantities at the necessary time”