Comments on: One Piece Flow

By: Just-In-Time | it just makes sense | The Toyota System

Just-In-Time | it just makes sense | The Toyota System — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:13:02 +0000

[...] Then, Kanbans need to be placed between those cells, or work stations. When the Kanban is empty – one piece of the product is made and put in the Kanban just in time when it is needed. It is then immediately [...]

By: What is Lean Manufacturing | The Toyota System

What is Lean Manufacturing | The Toyota System — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 20:37:17 +0000

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By: Enough Kanban! Use XP for Single-piece flow

Enough Kanban! Use XP for Single-piece flow — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:24:30 +0000

[...] challenge that Taiichi Ohno encountered decades ago when introducing Single Piece Flow at Toyota is that there is often resistance from specialists. They are more comfortable just [...]

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:36:23 +0000

“Frank is happy in a new position” – That’s right. I noticed this pattern as I was implementing the Toyota System: While there were some workers who got excited about it pretty fast – there were others who were really skeptical about it. They just couldn’t stop thinking “mass production” – I guess. But sooner or later pretty much all of them found the System appealing to them. I guess there are still some people that would prefer sitting in one place and making the same motions 8 hours every day rather than doing different things every day, learning new skills and enjoying the feeling of their personal progress, etc. but most people prefer to play chess rather than being one of the chess figures.

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:26:11 +0000

I spent years in production. This system makes a lot of sense. One of the keys to me is that fact that “Frank is happy in a new position” Happy people always produce more. This is a great info site. I will be back.

By: One Piece Flow | The Toyota System

One Piece Flow | The Toyota System — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:40:12 +0000

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By: Winstandan

Winstandan — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:11:41 +0000

This is an eye opener. I didn’t know until now that there is a better system in the Toyota system than the traditional mass production method. This is more refined and boost productivity at the same time. The challenge would be how to apply it in our everyday lives.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:05:07 +0000

Beanie,

I appreciate your comment. The Toyota System is really amazing. Until pretty recently it was only used in manufacturing, but it is now used in hospitals, offices, police stations and many other places that are not related to producing goods. One of Toyota’s managers once pointed out that the Lean principles were used in the past but people kind of forgot about them. For example, apparently farmers used to say that one shouldn’t rest until begun project is finished. Sounds like one piece flow to me.

By: Beanie Morris

Beanie Morris — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:56:53 +0000

I had no idea of the differences between how Ford, with his mass production system, and the “one piece flow” system of Toyota.

I wonder how we could use this knowledge in other areas?

By: Kanban | supply regulation autopilot | The Toyota System

Kanban | supply regulation autopilot | The Toyota System — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:12:59 +0000

[...] is how simple Kanban is: You might remember from the previous post (One Piece Flow) the pen company called New Way Pens (although you will not have to have read it to understand the [...]