Read the extract below based on Toyota and answer the questions that follow TOYOTA MANUFACTURING PROCESS. Toyota will le
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Read the extract below based on Toyota and answer the questions
that follow
TOYOTA MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
Toyota will lead the way to the future of mobility, enriching lives
around the world with the safest
and most responsible ways of moving people. Through our commitment
to quality, constant
innovation, and respect for the planet, we aim to exceed
expectations and be rewarded with a
smile. We will meet our challenging goals by engaging the talent
and passion of people, who
believe there is always a better way.
Toyota South Africa is dedicated and committed to supplying the
range of vehicles, parts,
accessories, and services to meet the requirements of the South
African and export markets that
it services and ensuring that products are of outstanding quality,
value for money and instil pride
of ownership. Based on the basic philosophies through the years the
Just-in-Time and, TPS can
efficiently and quickly produce vehicles of sound quality, one at a
time, that fully satisfy customer
requirements.
With its emergence as a diversified, international corporate
leader, Toyota has an established set
of values, beliefs, principles, and business methods that act as
the life hood of the company; we
call them The Toyota Way. Two main pillars support The Toyota Way:
Respect for People and
Continuous Improvement. The Toyota Production System (TPS), which
is based on the philosophy
of the complete elimination of all waste in pursuit of the most
efficient methods, has roots tracing
back to Sakichi Toyota's automatic loom. TPS has evolved through
many years of trial and error to
improve efficiency based on the Just-in-Time concept developed by
Kiichiro Toyoda, the founder
(and second president) of Toyota Motor Corporation. The Toyota
spirit of monozukuri (making
things) is today referred to as the "Toyota Way." It has been
adopted not only by companies in
Japan and within the automotive industry, but in production
activities worldwide, and continues
to evolve globally.
Toyota claims it finds 1,000 defective parts out of every million
shipped by foreign suppliers, a
rate of one-tenth of 1 percent. Many of the parts makers at the
sessions here said they thought
the figure was inflated.
While Toyota says that 60 percent of the components it uses in
the United States are locally
produced, only 1 or 2 percent of the parts it uses in Japan --
where Toyota does most of its
manufacturing -- are supplied from abroad.
Toyota's Prospecton plant in Durban was not damaged during the
unrest in
KwaZulu-Natal, but it was forced to close operations since 12 July
due to unrest in
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Suppose you are a supply chain intern at the
local Toyota
manufacturing plant in Durban, advise your manager on the
following.
Q.1. Considering the background provided in the article relating to
Toyota as well as the
local context provided, discuss below 3 types of
suppliers and select the one that
Toyota identifies with using at least 2 relevant examples
to support your answer
1. Local suppliers
2. National suppliers
3.International suppliers
that follow
TOYOTA MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
Toyota will lead the way to the future of mobility, enriching lives
around the world with the safest
and most responsible ways of moving people. Through our commitment
to quality, constant
innovation, and respect for the planet, we aim to exceed
expectations and be rewarded with a
smile. We will meet our challenging goals by engaging the talent
and passion of people, who
believe there is always a better way.
Toyota South Africa is dedicated and committed to supplying the
range of vehicles, parts,
accessories, and services to meet the requirements of the South
African and export markets that
it services and ensuring that products are of outstanding quality,
value for money and instil pride
of ownership. Based on the basic philosophies through the years the
Just-in-Time and, TPS can
efficiently and quickly produce vehicles of sound quality, one at a
time, that fully satisfy customer
requirements.
With its emergence as a diversified, international corporate
leader, Toyota has an established set
of values, beliefs, principles, and business methods that act as
the life hood of the company; we
call them The Toyota Way. Two main pillars support The Toyota Way:
Respect for People and
Continuous Improvement. The Toyota Production System (TPS), which
is based on the philosophy
of the complete elimination of all waste in pursuit of the most
efficient methods, has roots tracing
back to Sakichi Toyota's automatic loom. TPS has evolved through
many years of trial and error to
improve efficiency based on the Just-in-Time concept developed by
Kiichiro Toyoda, the founder
(and second president) of Toyota Motor Corporation. The Toyota
spirit of monozukuri (making
things) is today referred to as the "Toyota Way." It has been
adopted not only by companies in
Japan and within the automotive industry, but in production
activities worldwide, and continues
to evolve globally.
Toyota claims it finds 1,000 defective parts out of every million
shipped by foreign suppliers, a
rate of one-tenth of 1 percent. Many of the parts makers at the
sessions here said they thought
the figure was inflated.
While Toyota says that 60 percent of the components it uses in
the United States are locally
produced, only 1 or 2 percent of the parts it uses in Japan --
where Toyota does most of its
manufacturing -- are supplied from abroad.
Toyota's Prospecton plant in Durban was not damaged during the
unrest in
KwaZulu-Natal, but it was forced to close operations since 12 July
due to unrest in
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Suppose you are a supply chain intern at the
local Toyota
manufacturing plant in Durban, advise your manager on the
following.
Q.1. Considering the background provided in the article relating to
Toyota as well as the
local context provided, discuss below 3 types of
suppliers and select the one that
Toyota identifies with using at least 2 relevant examples
to support your answer
1. Local suppliers
2. National suppliers
3.International suppliers