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Strategic Quality and Management Systems
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Toyota: a success the role of Operations Management
Mudassar Waseem
Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary 6
2. Introduction 6
2.1 Operations Strategy 6
2.2 Corporate Vision & Goals 7
2.3 Corporate Global Strategy 7
3. Importance of the Operations Management in achieving the strategic goals of Toyota 7
Figure1:Typical Transformation Process 9
4. Inputs / Outputs 9
5. Information / Market Research 9
6. Quality Management System (QMS) 10
7. Management Control & Coordination 10
8. Management of Facilities 10
9. Inventory Management 11
10. Critically evaluate the success of existing operations management processes in meeting Toyota’s overall strategic management objectives: 11
Figure 2: "The Toyota Way" 12
10.1 Market Research 12
10.2 Orders and Supply Management 12
10.3 Lean Manufacturing / Production System 12
10.3.1 Just In Time (JIT) 12
10.3.2 Kanban 13
10.3.3 TAKT Time 13
10.3.4 MUDA 13
Figure 3: MUDA - Elimination of Waste 13
11. Kaizen - Continuous Improvement 14
12. Jidoka 14
13. Suppliers 14
14. Health and safety environment 15
15. Top three quality initiatives and the importance of effective quality management and the role in achieving Toyota’s objectives: 15
17. Criticism 18
18. Conclusion: 19
19. References 20
1. Executive Summary
This assignment will discuss the Organizations Operational Management and its importance in the business strategies, different quality standards and their implementation to achieve the organizational strategic goals. It will analyze the process and the strategic operations system, planning of the Toyota Motor Company.
Major focus is evaluation of company’s existing operations management process and quality management process. However assignment also considers Toyota Motor Company’s overall strategy. It also includes how Toyota became top and the most successful company in the...