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11 Cards in this Set
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Wrote Principles of Scientific Management. Divided work into component parts. Was the foremost EFFICIENCY EXPERT and time and motion expert of his day. Applied scientific methods to maximize output "The Father of Scientific Management" Book, The Principles of Scientific Method" |
Frederick Taylor |
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Father of Mass Production Advocated waste reduction Founder of Ford Motor Company Brought affordable transportation to the masses Interchangeable Parts, workers, simpler tasks, and better organization
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Henry Ford |
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Known as a hands-on inventor Called "King of Inventors" Developed the jidoka concept (automation with a human touch) Initiated Toyota Motor Company Created first Japanese power loom, machine stopped automatically when thread broke |
Sakichi Toyoda |
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Continued the work of his father Promoted mistake proofing concepts Became 2nd PRESIDENT of Toyota Motor Company Used just-in-time production method Produced three model A-1 cars |
Kiichiro Toyoda |
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Was a cousin of ____ Developed an automotive research lab "car hotel" to fix engines and cars Hired outstanding people within Became Director and Managing Director of TMC - Toyota Motor Company Felt that TMC can compete with US but not mass production technique which he found wasteful |
Eiji Toyoda |
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Created the Toyota Production System (TPS) Integrated the (TPS) into supply chain Had the vision and focus to eliminate waste and unravel invisible problems Came from Toyota Spinning and Weaving the transfered to TMC Used jidoka (automation with a human touch) Demanded SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die) 1.5 hours setup changes to 3 minutes |
Taiichi Ohno |
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Foremost consultant on manufacturering operations improvement Developed the SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die) system Most work centered on mistake proofing, zero quality control, and supplier sourcing. Not Toyota employees but helped to implement TPS (Toyota Production System) |
Shigeo Shingo |
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Co-author of major lean thinking books 5 year study of Toyota system World of mass production changed thorough Lean manufacturing processes used only half of the resources then before "The Machine that Changed the World" and "The Future" 3:1 productivity vs old view 1:9 |
James Womack and Daniel Jones |
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CEO of TBMA Consulting Group "Hero of US Manufacturing" "Where other people see complexity, I look at how simple things can be." Co-authored "The Perfect Engine" and "The Antidote" |
Anand Sharma |
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Widely known for lean six Sigma books Founded company that focused on operational performance and and shareholder value through six Sigma. Lean, management of complexity and innovation efforts. |
Michael L. George |
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Give the order of the Japanese LEAN PIONEERS |
Sakichi Toyoda Kiichiro Toyoda Elji Toyoda Taiichi Ohno Shigeo Shingo |
