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  2. Toyota Production System - Wikipedia

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    Chapter 15 Just In Time - Phrase invented by Kiichiro Toyoda - the first president of Toyota. There is conflict on what the actual English translation of what "just in time" really means. Taiichi Ohno quoted from the book says " 'Just In Time' should be interpreted to mean that it is a problem when parts are delivered too early". [21]

  3. Kiichiro Toyoda - Wikipedia

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    Toyoda was born on June 11, 1894, in Yamaguchi in the village of Yoshitsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan (currently Yamaguchi, Kosai, Shizuoka), the eldest son of Sakichi Toyoda and Tami Sahara. [1] [2] Before Kiichiro was born, Sakichi stayed in Toyohashi. At the time, Sakichi came to Yoshitsumachi to give a name to Kiichiro.

  4. Taiichi Ohno - Wikipedia

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    Ohno Taiichi (大野耐一, Ōno Taiichi, February 29, 1912 – May 28, 1990) was a Japanese industrial engineer and businessman. He is considered to be the father of the Toyota Production System, which inspired Lean Manufacturing in the U.S. [1] [2] He devised the seven wastes (or muda in Japanese) as part of this system.

  5. List of manga licensed in English - Wikipedia

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    When English-language licenses for a series are held by publishers in different regions, this is distinguished by the following abbreviations: NA for North America, UK for the United Kingdom, SG for Singapore, [n 1] HK for Hong Kong, and ANZ for Australia and New Zealand. Where only one publisher has licensed a series, the region is not indicated.

  6. History of Toyota - Wikipedia

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    Toyota Motor Co. was established as an independent and separate company in 1937. Although the founding family's name was written in the Kanji "豊田" (rendered as "Toyoda"), the company name was changed to a similar word in katakana - トヨタ (rendered as "Toyota") because the latter has 8 strokes which is regarded as a lucky number in East Asian culture. [3]

  7. Toyoda - Wikipedia

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    Kiichiro Toyoda (1894–1952), creator of what was to become the Toyota Motor Corporation Rizaburo Toyoda (1884-1952), the first president both of the Toyota Industries and Toyota Motor Corporation Sakichi Toyoda (1867–1930), Japanese inventor and the founder of Toyota Industries Corporation Co., Ltd.

  8. Toyota Industries - Wikipedia

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    In 1933, the company established its automobile department, led by Kiichiro Toyoda, the eldest son of Sakichi Toyoda. This department was spun off as Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. in 1937 and is now known as Toyota Motor Corporation. Toyota Industries is one of 13 core companies of the Toyota Group. The company owns 8.48% of Toyota Motor and is the ...

  9. Akio Toyoda - Wikipedia

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    Toyoda is the great-grandson of the Toyoda Automatic Loom Works founder Sakichi Toyoda, and grandson of Toyota Motor Corporation founder Kiichiro Toyoda. He was born 3 May 1956, in Nagoya, to Shoichiro Toyoda and Hiroko (née Mitsui). Toyoda's family line have long dominated the upper management of the family businesses since the days his ...