1 Introduction -- 2 Acceptance of the Ford Production System by Japanese Manufacturing Industries -- 3 The Foundation of the Japanese Automobile Manufacturing Industry: Attempts to Adopt Ford’s Production System -- 4 Establishing Flow Production at Toyota: Collecting the Data on Shop Floors...

This book utilizes historical evidence to describe the development of the Toyota Production System (TPS). The development of TPS typifies the transformation of production control in interchangeable industries in the twentieth century. Much of the extensive literature available on TPS has been...