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Assignment questions
Case Study: CASE: Decoding the DNA: Toyota Production Systems
Read the case: CASE: Decoding the DNA: Toyota Production Systems and answer the following questions:
1) Using the information provided in the case and your knowledge, prepare a short description of Toyota successful approach of operations management (Underline the features and/or the characteristics that made the Toyota operations a successful system).
2) The Toyota Production System is a paradox. On the one hand, every activity, connection, and production flow in a Toyota factory is rigidly scripted. Yet at the same time, Toyota’s operations are enormously flexible and responsive to customer demand. How can that be?
3) Explain the reasons behind the failure of other organizations to follow and to implement Toyota successful approach of operations management.
4) Describe and scrutinize the performance learning model developed by Toyota.
Case link: http://jetaconsul.dominiotemporario.com/doc/Decoding_the_DNA_of_the_Toyota_Production_System.pdf
