Comments on: The Toyota KPI Dashboard—Overview

By: William House

William House — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:50:41 +0000

Well-presented and very informative, even for someone who is exposed to the process on a constant basis.

By: S

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 20:58:11 +0000

Great post! I think it interesting how in a world that seems to be moving more towards virtual information tracking and delivery, Toyota is still using somewhat of a paper and pen method. While the adaptability of using paper and pen speaks for itself, I’m surprised shareholders haven’t fought back against this with environmental and recycling concerns. Either way using these whiteboards in daily meetings in regards to figuring out how to be more lean is great to see in such a large corporate company such as Toyota.

By: Murali

Murali — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 14:36:10 +0000

Hello Chris, Thanks for the great information… S, SQPC-HD is the base principle of Toyota and is practiced in letter and spirit…. We have been trying this in our shop floor, and, it was a.huge success….. SQPC with visual display in easy to understand is THE Formula…

looking for more from you…..

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 06:56:58 +0000

Hello Chris,

I find it quite interesting that, in my experience, most companies I have visited have some form of OTD tracking. Why aren’t they tracking it here, or are they tracking it but at a different level? Here’s my uneducated guess: they may be prioritizing productivity & quality, and as long as their output meets demand, they consider themselves on time. However, this approach neglects the critical role of logistics.

Thanks

By: Jayaraman B

Jayaraman B — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 06:32:06 +0000

HI Chris,
Thanks for the response to my query on LINE BALANCNG KPI.

By: Christoph Roser

Christoph Roser — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 05:26:15 +0000

Hi Joel, the 50 meters included all kinds of paper format, including A0 or A1 printouts of tables with details on the individual processes of the assembly line (this was the 20 meter special project to get the takt to 44 seconds). And, not every number of every sheet is discussed, otherwise the week would be over before they go though the first day. But many of them get filled out by hand by people on the shop floor on a daily or even hourly basis!

By: Jose Miguel Vives

Jose Miguel Vives — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 00:50:44 +0000

Hi Chris:

Excellent article, but you said “50 meters of whiteboard”. That is, well, a lot of meters. That means 166 A4 in a row, and with six rows equals 996 A4’s! Is that really true?

By: Janez Gradišek

Janez Gradišek — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 19:25:37 +0000

Hi Chris,
great topic and great post!
I visited the TPCA (Toyota-Peugeot-Citroen Auto) assy plant at Kolin in Czech Republic approx 15 yrs ago. And yes, they also had meters of walls covered with paper in ths shopfloor. We wondered whether it’s all REALLY being used or not, because we did not have a chance to witness the meetings. I see now from your post that it most probably was really used.
I am looking forward to the next posts.
Janez