Smooth is smart (automobile manufacturing)

Towill, Denis Royston 2006. Smooth is smart (automobile manufacturing). Manufacturing Engineer 85 (2) , pp. 18-23.

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Abstract

The Toyota Production System (TPS), the engine behind the company's growth, is examined. Smooth is smart (SIS) is the hidden virtue behind TPS. Reducing uncertainties from all sources is the key enabler to have a successful TPS implementation. The well-trodden three-step TPS improvement model is discussed. The model involves process and supplier improvement and customer integration through action programmes from which sequential learning leads to action through knowledge. Controls are continuously updated to match improved scenarios.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics T Technology > TS Manufactures
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Automobile industry; automobile manufacture; manufacturing systems; supply chain management
Publisher:	IEEE
ISSN:	0956-9944
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Last Modified:	19 Mar 2016 23:10
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/41671

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