The Toyota Production System Journey: The Continuously Changing Features of TPS and Lean Thinking

The Toyota Production System (TPS) is regarded as a sophisticated concept that helps us understand the world of manufacturing. It evolved from the system of mass-producing cars, established by Ford, and the Japanese have since endeavored to make their own universal production system. Though much has been accomplished, TPS’ progress is a continuous process. The theme of this book is how to understand and learn TPS.

There is a TPS concept that seems to elude many, and that is that manufacture...