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Toyota has annual sales of $120 Toyota has annual sales of $120 BillionBillion

Produces 5.5 million vehicles Produces 5.5 million vehicles per yearper year

From 56 manufacturing plants From 56 manufacturing plants across 6 centuriesacross 6 centuries

Employs 200,000 peopleEmploys 200,000 people11stst largest automotive largest automotive

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Introduction:

TOYOTALet’s go places

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Founder of Toyota / developed Founder of Toyota / developed 5 Why’s Japanese Industrial 5 Why’s Japanese Industrial

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Sakichi ToyodaSakichi Toyoda

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TQM

Waste (“muda” in Japanese) is Waste (“muda” in Japanese) is anything other than the minimum anything other than the minimum amount of equipment, materials, amount of equipment, materials, parts, space and worker’s time, parts, space and worker’s time, which are absolutely essential to add which are absolutely essential to add value to the product.value to the product.

-Shoichiro Toyoda-Shoichiro Toyoda Founder, ToyotaFounder, Toyota

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FACTOR IMPACT IMPROVEMENT

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