"Toyota Production System (TPS)" by Scott Meza of Toyota Supplier Support Center

Abstract

At TSSC, Inc. we have had the opportunity to work with numerous different types of companies and processes. A major difficulty that we face is that people do not understand what the Toyota Production System is. Therefore we will be presenting to you our thoughts on the basic thinking and how this acts as a foundation for TPS. In addition to the above we will be discussing how the technical aspects are designed to help achieve this thinking and the importance of human development in moving towards true north or the ideal condition.

Scott Meza

Scott Meza is a specialist at TSSC, Inc. He spends his time split between doing Toyota Production System workshops, presentations and shop floor work with one of TSSC's project companies. He is a graduate of Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan where he earned and MBA in international business with a specialization in operations management. He also has presented at many major conferences such as AME, and Shingo prize. In addition to this Mr. Meza was a guest lecture at MIT's Leadership for Manufacturing masters program.