| dc.description.abstract | In recent years, owing to global economic recession, enterprises have been seeking competitive edge for their survival and sustainable development. Toyota Production System (TPS) is the effective way for management which has been receiving high praise. It was developed many years ago by Mr. Taiichi, the current vice president of Toyota Motor Corp. (TMC). Not only is TPS productive, but it is also considered as a revolutionary production system without limitation. From a variety of operating philosophies, to JIT(Just in Time), to Toyota Production System (TPS), even to Toyota Way, Toyota has constantly drawn attention from the business world and the academic world.
To understand aspects like organizational structure, historic background, marketing strategies, services, etc of Toyota, the following questions need to be asked. What ideology does TMC hold to receive all the praises? What is the secretive edge for Toyota to become world no. 1 and what role does it play? What sets up the dynasty of Toyota? What makes Toyota the synonym of High-Quality brand? How does Toyota take its place in motor world? All are worth an insightful look.
This research has been conducted by case study method. Through the introduction of the most characteristic production system in the managerial model of TMC to the case company, the research enables readers to learn the precious managerial knowledge. Most of all, to learn TPS is to realize the spirits of Toyota. This is the only way to get to its core, grasp its essence, and make it yours, instead of just looking at the surface of Toyota’s infrastructure and system.
This research aims to provide a new perspective to other enterprises through the fruitful results of JIT(Just in Time) adopted by the case company. Therefore, the research is divided into three parts. For the first part, the research conducts an empirical study on how the case company introduced the field improvement model of JIT(Just in Time). For the second part, through the specific results yielding from personal practical experiences by introducing field improvement of JIT(Just in Time), it makes conclusions and suggestions to provide a reference to other companies while introducing JIT(Just in Time). For the last part, it proposes a research aspect to be a reference of related themes for future researches. | en_US |