System

QCDSM is an acronym, which stands for Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety, and Morale. Understanding QCDSM Quality – The quality of the products that are produced must be very high. Just as important is that the quality must be consistently good. Many companies use a Six Sigma strategy to help improve quality when implementing QCDSM. Cost – The costs for […]

The Toyota Production System (TPS) is an integrated socio-technical system, developed by Toyota, that comprises its management philosophy and practices. The TPS organizes manufacturing and logistics for the automobile manufacturer, including interaction with suppliers and customers. The system is a major precursor of the more generic “lean manufacturing“. Taiichi Ohno and Eiji Toyoda, Japanese industrial engineers, developed the system between 1948 and […]