Assignemnt: Toyota Lean Application
Resources: Ch. 6 and 16 of Operations Management
View the Week 4 Virtual Company Tours of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky.
Explore TPS (Toyota Production System) located under the Operations tab (upper left page).
Answer the following short answer questions in at least 300 words each:
• What is the definition offered for kaizen? How do Toyota and its employees benefit from kaizen?
• Compare the principles of Six Sigma (Week 2, Ch. 6) with Lean (this week, Ch. 16) as it relates to TPS.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.