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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Monden, Yasuhiro, 1940-

Standardized Title:

Shin Toyota shisutemu. English

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Automobile industry and trade--Production control--Japan.

Automobile industry and trade.

Just-in-time systems.

Production management--Japan.

Production management.

Automobile industry and trade--Production control.

Japan.

Toyota Jidōsha Kabushiki Kaisha.

Physical Description:

xx, 480 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Norcross, Ga. : Engineering & Management Press, [1998]

Summary:

The Toyota Production System is continuously improved to achieve better performance. The system evolves in response to changes in economic, technological, and social conditions. Toyota Production System, Third Edition, systematically describes the changes that have occurred to the most efficient production system in use today.

Since the publication of the first edition of this book in 1983, Toyota has integrated JIT with computer integrated manufacturing technology, a strategic information system, redesign of assembly lines, and a philosophy that incorporates respect for workers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-475) and index.

ISBN:

0898061806

OCLC:

37966377