The oil crisis opened our eyes
Using a common-sense idea
Give the machine intelligence
The power of individual skill and teamwork
Cost reduction is the goal
The illusion of Japanese industry
Establishing a production flow
In the beginning, there was need
A revolution in consciousness is indispensable
2. Evolution of the Toyota production system
Complete analysis of waste
Writing the standard work sheet yourself
The skill of passing the baton
An idea from the U.S. supermarket
Incorrect use causes problems
The talent and courage to rethink what we call common sense
Establishing the flow is the basic condition
Use your authority to encourage them
Mountains should be low and valleys should be shallow
Challenge to production leveling
Production leveling and market diversification
Kanban accelerates improvements
The elastic nature of kanban
An autonomic nervous system in the business organization
Provide necessary information when needed
The Toyota-style information system
Re-examining the wrongs of waste
The significance of understanding
Utilizing the full work system
Required numbers are all-important
The tortoise and the hare
Take good care of old equipment
Look straight at the reality
0.1 worker is still one worker
In an art form, action is required
Advocating profit-making industrial engineering
Surviving the slow-growth economy
4. Genealogy of the Toyota production system
Two extraordinary characters
Learning from the unyielding spirit
Toyotaism with a scientific and rational nature
Provide good equipment even if the factory is simple
Pursuit of a Japanese-style production technique
Making products that have value
In search of something Japanese
Witnessing a dialectic evolution
5. The true intention of the Ford system
The Ford system and the Toyota system
Small lot sizes and quick setup
The foresight of Henry Ford
Standards are something to set up yourself
Prevention is better than healing
Is there a Ford after Ford?
Inverse conception and business spirit
Getting away from quantity and speed
6. Surviving the low-growth period
The system raised in the high-growth period
Raising productivity during low growth
Learning from the flexibility of ancient people.
