Dear CEO:
Some Benefits of the Toyota Production System
Let me paint a picture of your future System after implementing the expertise of the Toyota Production System. The advantages of a strong focus on processes:
- Above all, everyone in the organization is directed toward success
- The System Has Profound Knowledge of its System with Value Streams
- Kata Continuous Improvement, Policy Propagation, and Realization:
- 11 ideas per Year by all Employees
- All ideas in a system-controlled direction
- Creates a culture of winning
- $280,000 net income per employee
- Adopt Kanban or Toyota’s Pull Methodology
- Integrate with your Strategic Suppliers for Just-in-Time deliveries
- Above all, organize your suppliers into at least 7 categories:
- Tier 1: Strategic and deliver Just-in-Time,
- Tier 2: Strategic and meeting Sigma Performance Requirements,
- Tier 3: Strategic and desired Just-in-Time deliveries,
- Tier 4: Strategic and not meeting Sigma Performance Requirements,
- Tier 5: Not Strategic and Just-in-Time,
- Tier 6: Not strategic and not meeting Sigma Requirements, and
- Tier 7: Not Strategic and meeting Sigma Requirements.
- Above all, organize your suppliers into at least 7 categories:
- Using Toyota Production System tools to utilize 9 Competitive Advantages.
Bring in Lean Six Sigma
- Increase process velocity,
- Decrease process costs, and
- Increase process quality.
In Summary
The Toyota Production System is a 6+ Sigma System and there’s no reason how come your System cannot strive for that level of performance. This will position you to receive a Malcolm Baldrige Award (indicating the realization of Operational Excellence, a competitive advantage). Create a rapidly changing system that is agile and robust. Agile to move quickly to market forces and robust, the ability to stand up to unanticipated changes. The above list is but a short summary of how your future System will function. The time to start is now.
Sincerely,
Jim FitzGerald
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
844-575-9210
Apply the Tools of The Six Sigma Toyota Production System
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