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Book SynopsisNumerous books have been written about Toyota''s approach to workplace improvement; however, most describe Toyota''s practices as case studies or stories. Designed to aid in the implementation of Lean manufacturing, The Modern Theory of the Toyota Production System: A Systems Inquiry of the World's Most Emulated and Profitable Management System explains that your organization already has what it takes to succeed with TPS and what's probably missing is balance.
Bridging the gap between implementation and theory, this text is the first of its kind to use systems theory to study how the pieces of the Toyota Production System (TPS) work together to achieve this much needed balance. Lean practitioners will learn how to use system theory to improve overall decision making when applying Lean or Toyota-like management systems.
Explaining that the glue that holds the pieces of TPS together is just as important as the pieces themselves, the book provides you wit
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Dr. Marksberry looks at TPS in the context of organizational behavior, social sciences, management science, and engineering sciences. He presents new insights into how the elements of TPS work together as a system across an organization. Both scholars and practitioners of TPS and Lean Manufacturing will find this book to be thought provoking and revealing about how successful TPS operates.—Larry Holloway, Professor and Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Kentucky
Table of ContentsIntroduction. Systems Theory and the Relation to TPS. The System Property of Holism in TPS (roles). The System Property of Goal Seeking in TPS (industrial engineering). The System Property of Goal Seeking in TPS (problem solving). The System Property of Regulation in TPS (Jishukens and Quality Circles). The System Property of Differentiation in TPS (leadership). The System Property of Hierarchies in TPS (Hoshin Kanri). The System Property of Transformation in TPS (change management). The System Property of Entropy in TPS (Human Resources). The System Property of Reversibility in TPS (Unions). The System Property of Negative Entropy (Organizational Learning). The System Property of Requisite of Variety (Production Leveling). The System Property of Interrelationship and Interdependence (Supplier Development). The System Property of Equifinality and Multifinalty (Product Design). The System Property of Equifinality and Multifinalty (Maintenance).
