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Why aren’t Toyota’s chief engineers born outside of Toyota!? It is said that the strength of Toyota’s organization comes from its chief engineer system (chief engineer system). Many companies try to copy this system, but even if they can
Digging deeper into UDEs in the TOC (Theory of Constraints) thought process reveals the essence of the problem When using TOC (Theory of Constraints) to solve problems, we first identify UDEs (Undesirable Effects) to accurately grasp the current situation,
What should manufacturing companies do to survive and increase profitability in times of rapid change? The Japanese product industry, which has dominated the world with its cheap, high-quality manufacturing, is now unable to differentiate itself with its production technology
This presentation will discuss the “Technology Strategy Document” out of the gate, and how to put it together for what purpose as a product development department! At various manufacturing companies, I’ve heard the question, “Do you have a cohesive
If you can grasp the latent needs of your customers in product planning or product development, and come up with a product that meets those latent needs, the chances of it becoming a hit product are much higher. However,
How do we get a hold of our customers’ latent needs in order to come up with a hit product?! Existing businesses cannot be stable forever either. We want to develop products with new concepts, but we want to
Do you have any of the following problems? There are no veteran skills left in the company. The same quality problems occur over and over again. I don’t know what is going on between organizations. The transfer of technology
I hear about job theory, but what is the methodology? I have read “Job Theory” by Professor Christensen of Harvard Business School and would like to know how it is deployed in the field. There are two different approaches to
The problems of a manager at a product development site Schedule delays become the norm due to chasing after quality problems Similar quality problems are repeated Difficulty in creating products with new concepts We are a consulting company specializing in
We started A3 reporting to make use of the company’s knowledge assets, but how do we reap the benefits? After learning about Lean Product Development, I decided to implement A3 reporting as a first step. I gave my employees
