TPS

Question 1

TPS

Answer 1

Toyota production system

Question 2

TPS Philosophy

Answer 2

Long term, Base your Management Decisions on a Long-Term
Philosophy, even at the Expense of Short-Term
Financial Goals

Question 3

16 Principles of toyota

Answer 3

• The Right Process Will Produce the Right Result
• Create Continuous Process Flow to Bring Problems to the Surface
• Use “Pull” Systems to avoid Over Production
• Level out the Work Load (Heijunka)
• Build a Culture of Stopping to Fix Problems, to get Quality Right the First Time
• Standardised Tasks are the foundation for Continuous Improvement and Employee
  Empowerment
• Use Visual Control so no Problems are Hidden
• Use Only Reliable, Thoroughly Tested Technology that Serves your People and Processes
• Add Value to the Organisation by Developing Your People and Partners
• Grow Leaders who thoroughly understand the Work, Live the Philosophy and Teach it to Others
• Develop Exceptional People and Teams who follow your Company’s Philosophy
• Respect your Extended Network of Partners and Suppliers by Challenging them and Helping them Improve
• Continuously Solving Root Problems Drives Organizational Learning
• Go and See for Yourself to thoroughly Understand the Situation
• Make Decisions Slowly by Consensus, thoroughly Considering all Options, Implement Decisions Rapidly
• Become a Learning Organization through Relentless Reflection (Hansei) and Continuous Improvement (Kaizen)

Question 4

What tps is

Answer 4

• A Consistent way of Thinking
• A Total Management Philosophy
• Focus on Total Customer Satisfaction
• An Environment of Teamwork and
  Improvement
• A Never-ending Search for a Better Way
• Quality Built in Process
• Organised, Disciplined Workplace
• Evolutionary

Question 5

What tps is not

Answer 5

• A Tangible Recipe for Success
• A Management Project or Program
• A set of Tools for Implementation
• A system for the Production Floor only
• Implementable in a Short or Mid-term
  Period

Question 6

TPS

Answer 6

Die fünf Kernwerte des “Toyota Way”werden von allen Toyota Mitarbeitern auf
jeder Ebene bei ihrer täglichen Arbeit und im Umgang mit anderen umgesetzt.
Das versetzt Toyota in die Lage, nachhaltige Kundenzufriedenheit zu erreichen

Question 7

Kontinuierliche Verbesserung

Answer 7

- CHALLENGE (
Wir entwickeln eine 
langfristige Vision, begegnen 
Herausforderungen mit Mut 
und Kreativität)
- KAIZEN (Kontinuierliche 
Verbesserung. Wir 
verbessern ständig unsere 
Geschäftsprozesse)
- GENCHI GENBUTSU(Gehe an die Quelle, um die 
Informationen für die richtige 
Entscheidung zu finden, 
bilde Konsens und erreiche 
die Ziele mit bestmöglicher 
Geschwindigkeit)

Question 8

Achtung

des Menschen

Answer 8

- RESPECT(“
Wir respektieren andere, 
bemühen uns, einander 
zu verstehen, übernehmen 
Verantwortung und 
geben unser Bestes, um 
gegenseitiges Vertrauen 
aufzubauen.)
- TEAMWORK (“
Wir fördern persönliche 
und berufliche Entfaltung, 
teilen die Möglichkeiten zur 
Entwicklung und maximieren 
die Leistung des Einzelnen 
und der Gruppe.)