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Toyota Production System on Audio Tape: Beyond Large Scale Production | 
 enlarge | Author: Taiichi Ohno
Publisher: Productivity Press
Category: Book
Buy New: $34.80
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 1650740
Format: Abridged
Media: Audio Cassette
Edition: Abridged
Number Of Items: 2
Pages: 180
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.7 x 0.8
ISBN: 1563272687
Dewey Decimal Number: 658
EAN: 9781563272684
ASIN: 1563272687
Publication Date: December 14, 2001
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Product Description
Before Ohno's landmark work, the methods of the Toyota Production System were closely guarded secrets. Ohno was the primary architect in rebuilding Toyota in the 1960s and 1970s, and these tapes reveal the origins, daring innovations and ceaseless evolution of the Toyota system into a complete management system.Ohno's revolutionary innovations at Toyota included: - Reducing waste, finding and eliminating it at all levels
- Multimachine handling by a single worker
- "Autonomation" -- machines and workers that stop a line or process automatically when abnormalities occur
- Poka-Yoke mechanical-fail-safe devices to prevent mistakes
- Just-in-time and kanban -- reversing the flow of production information, training supplier companies to produce and deliver just-in-time
- Preventive maintenance to eliminate machine breakdowns
- Development of the "SMED" system -- reducing machine setup time to permit smaller lot sizes
This abridged version of Ohno's classic book runs for 180 minutes on two audio cassettes. The original hardcover edition is also available from Productivity Press. To order, call 1-800-394-6868 or visit www.productivityinc.com.
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Toyota Production System by Taiichi Ohno. September 30, 2008
I was going to give this book four stars, but I was going to be unfair with it. This is not a guide to create a lean enterprise, it was not meant to be one and I was going to judge it as if it was.
This is a great introduction to the Toyota Production System and lean philosophy, by nobody else but the architect of the system.
It had been a long time since I read such a dense book about any subject. If you are interested in getting started in the Lean methodologies then this book is a must read. If you work in a manufacturing plant or are in management then the insight on this book will be valuable for the rest of your life. I recommend it to my boss along with the Toyota Way because I think we need to start implementing all the techniques and management principles, specially when it comes to Human Resource management and policies, that made the Toyota the world leader it is.
A+.
... September 1, 2008
The book is very good. But I am charged for an additional 10 euros by the mail delivery company for which I was not informed on the website.
So be careful when buying a book from here.
Toyota Production System February 8, 2008
A "must read" for anyone in manufacturing. It is the basis for all modern manufacturing, and for any business process or flow. The author describes the two pillars of the Toyota production system as autonomation and just-in-time. He explaines the six rules associated with the kanban. He also describes the seven wastes and the value of asking "Why" five times. The book is very easy and quick reading, and provides a complete backgroung to the Toyota development and success.
 Toyota Production System December 13, 2007
Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production
Great tool for understanding basics and roots of TPS
 The source material on TPS but sadly disappointing November 4, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Toyota Production System" was published in 1979 in Japanese and, in English in 1988. It is the source material on the toyota production system and, in my view, it is often good to go back to the source. Sadly, I found this book disappointing. The writing style is clunky (perhaps a poor translation) and the book lacks structure; being more of a semi-random collection of points than a development of ideas. Nevertheless there is some interesting stuff in here. The honesty that this is a long slow process (taking Toyota 30+ years) is refreshing, and I hadn't realised that Mr Ohno ranked kanban (with quick changeovers) as the core of the system and essential to success. Often in lean kanban seems to be a bit of a side issue: here it is vital. Also there is an interesting analysis of some of Henry Ford's early writings compared to TPS. This would be good material for a student essay. However, for the philosophy of TPS you will get much more out of "The Toyota Way" or "The Toyota Way Fieldbook"; and for the tools of lean go to "Lean Production Simplified" or the many other books in this area. Overall this book is a bit of a let-down I am sad to say.
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