Toyota production system : an integrated approach to just-in-time / Yasuhiro Monden.

Incluye bibliografía (p. 487-500).

pt. I. Total system and implementation steps. Total framework of the Toyota production system ; Implementation steps for the Toyota production system -- pt. II. Subsystems. Adaptable Kanban system maintains just-in-time production ; Supplier Kanban and the sequence schedule used by suppliers ; Smoothed production helps Toyota adapt to demand changes and reduce inventory ; The information system for supply chain management between Toyota, its dealers, and parts manufacturers ; How Toyota shortened production lead time ; Machine layout, multi-functional workers, and job rotation help realize flexible workshops ; One-piece production in practice ; Standard operations can attain balanced production with minimum labor ; Reduction of setup time - concepts and techniques ; 5S : foundation for improvements ; Autonomous defect control ensures product quality ; Cross-functional management to promote company-wide quality assurance and cost management ; Kaizen costing ; Material handling in an assembly plant ; Further practical study of the Kanban system ; Smoothing Kanban collection ; Applying the Toyota production system overseas -- pt. III. Quantitative techniques. Sequencing method for the mixed-model assembly line to realize smoothed production ; New sequence scheduling method for smoothing ; Computation of the number of Kanban ; New developments in e-Kanban ; Kanban supporting information systems -- pt. IV. Humanized production systems. Cultivating the spontaneous Kaizen mind ; Improvement activities help reduce the workforce and increase worker morale ; Respect-for-humanity subsystem in the JIT production system ; Motivational and productivity effects of autonomous split-lines in the assembly plant ; Mini profit centers and the JIT system -- Appendix : Reinforcing the JIT system after the disasters of 3/11/2011, Japan.