The Evolution of Production Systems

• DOI: 10.7880/abas.11.25
• Publication Date: 2012-12-25T22:36:19Z
• Authors: Takahiro FUJIMOTO
• Keywords: Kaizen; Toyota Production System; Build to order

This paper analyzes the formation process of production systems in order to identify sources Toyota's competitive strength (i.e., its long-term high-level performance). While previous studies have analyzed either functions Toyota-style manufacturing system or history that system, there been few research efforts integrated two. The present explores both and origins simultaneously. It also concludes source can be explained part by "product architecture" perspective. shows contains three layers organizational capability: (monozukuri) capability, improvement (kaizen) evolutionary capability.