Title: A study of the Toyota production system from an industrial engineering viewpoint /
Authors: Shingō, Shigeo,; Dillon, Andrew P.
Date: 1989
Publisher: Productivity Press,
Physical description: xxxiv, 257 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language: English
LC classification: T
Contents: Fundamental production improvement -- -Introduction -- Improving process -- Improving operations -- Conclusions on developing non-stock production -- A study of the Toyota Production System from an industrial engineering viewpoint -- The principles of the Toyota Production System -- Mechanics of the Toyota Production System: improving process-leveling and the Nagara System -- Mechanics of the Toyota Production System: improving operations -- The evolution of the Kanban System -- Some peripheral but important issues -- The future course of the Toyota Production System -- Implementing the Toyota Production System -- The Toyota Production System in summary.
Notes: Translation of: Toyota seisan hōshiki no IE-teki kōsatsu. Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Just-in-time systems.; Production control.; Toyota Jidōsha Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha.