Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Manuel Díaz
Market Development Manager
November 2007
Content
• What is Toyota Production System (TPS)?
• Background of TPS
• Understanding waste
• Two pillars of TPS
• Just-in-time concept
• Jido-ka
• Kaizen Philosophy
• Example of using TPS and Kaizen principles
Toyota’s guiding principles
Kaizen
Takt
Heijunka
Time
Flexible
Pull System Manpower Standardized
Line Work
Early history of TPS
Sakichi Toyoda
Selling
Price Profit
Selling Selling
Price Profit Price Profit Profit
Cost Cost Price is Cost
decided by
the market Cost
Cost
J I T JIDO-KA
Just-in-time (“Automation”)
Just-in-time
The just-in-time concept is a way to reduce cost while at the same time
meeting the customer’s delivery needs
• Produce only the necessary items, at the necessary time, in the necessary
quantity
Takt time
Pull system
Takt time
• The takt time determines the speed or the interval of the flow of people,
materials, and information at each process
• The takt time is a standard that defines the number of minutes within each
process
Total daily operating time
Takt time =
Total daily production requirements
Takt time
Takt time for a Automotive Service Advisor for reception process
• Daily working hours: 8 hours (480 minutes)
• Daily number of customer visits: 48 customers
• Takt time = 480 ÷ 48 = 10 minutes per customer
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16
The actual amount of time required for a worker to complete one cycle of
their entire job process.
Use the takt time and cycle time to calculate the required manpower
• Formula for calculating the manpower required for a process:
Takt time
Pull system
Continuous flow processing
Establishing a smooth flow by:
Start Finish
Start Finish
Traditional (lot) production
Traditional
Lead Time Analysis
100’
C
A 100’
100’
Process
Max
Max
Units/Workload
Units/Workload
Min
Min
Period/Time Period/Time
The two pillars of TPS
J I T JIDO-KA
Just-in-time (“Automation”)
Jido-ka
The ability to stop a production line when a problem occurs so that no defective
products will be released to the subsequent process
Effectiveness of Jido-ka
Saves on resources
Jido-ka – built in quality
Traditional method:
Rework
A B C Detailed
Complete
Inspection
Quality feedback
A B C Minor Complete
inspection
• Increase staff to shorten the Cycle Time and then increase line speed
• Reduce staff to spread the Cycle Time and then reduce speed
Fixed manpower line
Fixed manpower line
Manpower
Required 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 6.0
Staff Required 2 2 2 2 8.0
Barriers / walls
1. Fixed organization / rigid job responsibility
2. Limitation of skills
Manpower
Required 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 6.0
Staff Required 3 3 6.0
3. Functional layout
Kaizen Philosophy
What is Kaizen?
• The idea is to keep making one improvement after another. Gradually, a lot
of small improvements add up to huge gains in productivity (elimination of
waste) and quality. As a direct result customer satisfaction will increase.
• Empower team members to take part in managing and improving their own
jobs
Relationship between management and
staff
Top Management
Policy
I TY
T I V
AC
EN
I Z
KA
Engagement
Time
Staff
Kaizen implementation steps
- Data collection
Note:
• Genchi (site or place): Is where key value-added activities take place
What will please the company, the customers and the staff?
1. Select a project
4. Establish countermeasures
5. Implement countermeasures
0.5m
0.6m 1.5m
Customer Parts Counter
6.0m
1.8m
1.7m
0.33m 0.33m 0.33m 1.5m
1.8m
0.8m 2.1m
1.8m 1.8m
1.8m Office
0.5m 0.62m
computer desk
0.5m
Survey results – general KPIs
KPIs are a fundamental prerequisites to understand the current situation
4.55
4500
4.50
4.45 4000
4.40
3500
4.35
4.30 3000
4.25
2500
4.20
4.15 2000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Survey results – job category analysis
Job Component Ratio
100%
90% 17.8%
Maintenance component ratio
80% 4.0%
8.7% S. Light Heavy
70% 14% 14%
60%
Medium
50% 24%
Light
40%
69.6% 48%
30%
0%
Lead-
time
MUDA (stagnation between the processes)
2:47
Lead-
time
1:37
8 min
(waiting
for parts)
Survey results – technician’s movement
Tools box
table
t
a
b
l
e
Oil
drainer
Parts desk
Survey results – technician’s movement
100%
9.49%
90% Non-
6.29%
productive
80% 31.92%
16.14%
70%
0.20%
Waiting
6.72%
Parts preparation
60%
Walking
Management job
50%
27.80% Cleaning/W ashing
Assemble/Disassemble
40%
Adjustment
Inspection
30%
20% 24.72%
Productive
68.08%
10%
8.64%
0%
Survey results - stagnation N/A
6%
In
operation
28%
Stagnation Reasons
13 14
Stagnation
66%
N = 73
12/07/05
1
12 Waiting for service
2 Waiting for new car delivery
Waiting for parts
Waiting for delivery
4 Waiting for technician
N = 62 Waiting for cleaning
12/07/05 Unknown
10 B&P
Survey results - appointments
Customer traffic at reception
Reception Delivery
18.0
16.0
14.0
12.0
Appointment rate: 97.53%
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
18%
Technician's actual
working time
"MUDA"
18%
Kaizen activity - examples
Kaizen actions
Survey results – facility layout
Before
a) Service workshop
b) B&P workshop
After
• Walking distances
cut significantly
Kaizen actions – service workshop flow
• Stocking policy
1V-13
1V-11 1V-12 1V-13
1T-14
50cm Deep
1T-12 1T-13
4.1m
.8m
1V-08 1V-09
class A
FAST MOVING .6m
3.0m
1Y-06 1Y-07
1T-08
1V-06 1V-07
1V-06 1V-07
1T-07
Pre-pull rack for non 16m 1.0m 2.2m 1.0m 1.0m
1T-06
standard-size parts 0.4m
0.5m
2.5m
1T-05
1W-
6m 2.2m
05
.8m
1T-04
1W-
Prepull
04
1Z-03
1T-02 1T-03
1W-
6.4m
03
Class A Gold Zone
1V-02
1Z-01 1Z-02
1W-
FAST MOVING
02
.8m
1V-01
1T-01
1W-
5.2m
01
.8m
0.8m 0.8m
Electrical
0.5m 0.5m 2.3m
parts
1.0m 1.0m
2.5m
.8m
2m 1.5m .8m .8m .8m .8m 1.0m
`
.5m
Workshop Parts Counter Spare parts movement class
B&C&E
Kaizen actions – fast moving parts
Before
After
Kaizen actions – pre-pulling
Before
After
Kaizen actions – service reception
Before After
Results
Results
• CSI improved to 4.62 (originally 4.29, target was 4.5)
4.70
4.60
Target
4.50 Launch of TSM Project
4.40
4.30
4.20
4.10
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Okt Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Results
• Labour utilization increased to 92% (originally 42%, target was 80%)
100%
90%
Target
80%
70%
Launch of Project
5
4 - 600,000 $
3
Target
2
0
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Okt Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Conclusions
Summary on TPS / kaizen
6. Standardize work
7. Flexible manpower
8. Kaizen implementation
Conclusion
Taiichi Ohno
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