TOYOTA : A LEADER OF JUST-IN-TIME PRODUCTION

Text      : Muhammad Syahmi Bin Mohd Zaludin
Images : Google Images

In the name of ALLAH, The Most Gracious and The Most Merciful,

For our seventh post, we would like to discuss about Toyota, the leader of Just-In-Time (JIT) production. There are three system that are implemented in Toyota such as the JIT, kaizen and kanban.

We will tell you all through this post.

Toyota Corolla

What is actually JIT?

JIT stands for the Just-In-Time. It is the system that being implemented in order to reduce the cost. It also referred to the lean production.

Through JIT, the right amount of products will be produce at the right time and delivered at the right place according to the customer demand in order to fulfill their requirement.

What is actually the kaizen?

 

The kaizen is the continuous improvement of the company performance in order to fulfill the customer requirement and increase the level of customer satisfaction towards the company services and products.

Kaizen is one of the Toyota core value. Through kaizen, individuals that related in Toyota are trying their best to find the solution to improve their performances. All level of management including the top management, middle management, operational management and assembly line are supporting this kind of continuous improvement process. Nothing is perfect yet as there are always new thing needed to be change and improve.

What is actually kanban?

Kanban card

Kanban is the Japanese word for card. Originally, it is the combination of 'kan" words and the 'ban' words. 'Kan' means visual, meanwhile the 'ban' means as the card or board. Thus, the combination of the 'kan' and 'ban' means the card that be seen visually.

The kanban contains the part number, the part description, the type of container and various workstation information. In the Toyota Production System (TPS), kanban system is implemented in their manufacturing plant in order to 

In a nutshell, through implementing this three system of JIT, kanban and kaizen, Toyota had achieved their goals in the industry to seek for competitive advantages.