Lean becomes famous at 90th for only production area. At the moment, Toyota was managed by Toyota family. But a new CEO who is Mr. Okuda and come from sales department, has completely new leadership style for globalization. He presented as “We have to be top of the world!”.
Without Mr. Okuda’s effort, Toyota could not grow like current pace. Takashi was mainly worked at this phase and developed together about Oobeya, Quality into process, Multi skilled worker and other techniques.
The latest Prius issue was too quick growth and Quality assurance could not follow the speed for Engineering. Maybe this is one of cause.
To understand the roots of Toyota’s Management style, we have to back in 1800th and Uesugi Youzan is famous governor in Japan, even JF Kennedy mentioned as the most respectful governor.
His famous proverb is “Show them, tell them, have them do it, and then praise.” This is real Toyota’s management style to focus people. How fit for Westerns that I thought, when I came to the US at first time. Current Toyota way comes from them.
If someone explained about roots from Mr. Toyoda and Ohno means a bit difficult to understand management of Toyota.
Continuous improvement means many people think only process. But the products are also target to improve with challenge spirit. So Prius type of high tech products has launched in the market, that is unusual of old conservative Toyota style.
Genchi and Genbutsu means to confirm at real worksite with real products. Not just a thought, concept and strategy. How do we apply this concept for management area is the highest challenge and for globalization of Toyota, we tried many things.
Even the same Japanese, Honda is technical oriented and Nissan is like a government, therefore Mr. Gohson can manage.
Respect of people means growth together, Win & Win partners. Family mind with suppliers are including.
For preparation of globalization, Toyota considered about roots and made Toyota way
Output definition is this equation. The secure and urgent project, therefore add more people is wrong because of high cost. That will make more fire fighting.
Ability increase also takes time.
However to consider Motivation is quick impact. Through improvement activity is effective and efficient ways to increase motivation. Someone changed way of work and try something new, and made it. Then boss praised feel so happy and the highest motivation to work.
To explain about Toyota, this model is easy. TDS, Total TPS, TMSS and center is TMS. Every phase will start from concept, design and implementation.
Toyota is famous about TPS (Production) , but TPS is just a part of this entire cycle. With JIT and Kanban, Toyota grew is just a small parts. Marketing, Sales and Service also has unique system for Toyota to improve customer satisfaction level.
Advanced development is outside of this cycle and only matured technology apply to product concept phase.
Oobeya is a big project control room and I am famous person to implement this. But for me, Oobeya is just a tools of total 100TMS tools.
After my presentation, Sharon will explain more about each tools
Factory is easy to apply all tools because process are visible. But white color, engineer and management area is challenge.
Graph shows the rate of improvement. In Toyota, the rate is high and consistently improve. But Western, after some improvement, it will be flat. Outside of Toyota, I struggle a lot about this problem. Maybe you have a same experience in your company.
Western people are think a lot and very few Do. Also goals are unclear. Therefore, yes, we made it becomes easily. Also I heard many times about Strategy without any doing. Even Western consulting firms are the same.
Toyota guys are think and do immediately and check progress by Genchi & Genbutsu. And continue PDCA cycle to improve. Do you know about PDCA?
Many famous consulting firm is like this. Strategy without any implementation. Please don’t waste your money!
Difference is target setting. Manager & leaders issues. If you set up accurate target, people becomes like Toyota.
1. To explain importance of target setting as a management and principle. The culture barrier blocks.
2. So I usually start from tools at real worksite. Because those are visible.
This chart is my 20years history to discover.
To sustain improvement culture, we have to consider tools and management side together.
After kick-off, ----
Oobeya is a kind of windows to start. Now the progress is visible.
Final phase is LfL (Lean for Leader) studio. Inside of Toyota culture, we are available within 18months.
Oobeya for product development. Detail is in my white paper.
Product and phase, we have to design different oobeya layout.
Some tools IT will be helpful.
Categorize our work.
Even daily and trouble shooting, improvement activity must do
Busy, I have no time to improve.
Manager need more than 50% time to improve. Up grading about management skill and teach the member to solve problems.
CEO must be more than 90%. Toyota’s CEO visit Oobeya every 2-month, and only ask improvement activity.
1. CE influences entire organization
2. Toyota’s chief engineer is generous to set up accurate target.
I usually ask to establish internal consultant for quicker self-sustaining about TMS activity
Technical strength, Western manager will be challenge.
Should understand of pain
Human-skill
I usually ask to establish internal consultant for quicker self-sustaining about TMS activity
Technical strength, Western manager will be challenge.
Should understand of pain
Human-skill
LfL Studio enhances IC training and provides teams with early subset of TMS tools, applicable to their problems & issues
I usually ask to establish internal consultant for quicker self-sustaining about TMS activity
Technical strength, Western manager will be challenge.
Should understand of pain
Human-skill
LfL Studio enhances IC training and provides teams with early subset of TMS tools, applicable to their problems & issues