ELEC Presentation 2014: Toyota Kata & TWI J-Programs

Toyota Kata & TWI J-ProgramsLessons learned so far and how do these connect?

Joakim Bjurström

Background in a family business Coach/consultant since 2007 business through people associate

2014

Lean Silver-certified Black Belt Six Sigma Cert. TWI Instructor JI Translated Toyota Kata to

Swedish with Lars Danielsson

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+46 (0)709-710180

TPS was built on TWI J-programs Ohno was a certified TWI-trainer

Kata and TWI are both developed to change

the behavior and thinking of individuals!

Kata and TWI connection

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How Important is front line management?

“The sergeant is the Army.”- General Dwight D. Eisenhower, World War II

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Learn by Doing

The TWI approach is not about schools, classes or lessons –

TWI is about individual and/or group work on current day problems related to

Quality, Cost, Delivery, Morale & Safety

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Scientific thinking

”Learn by doing”

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Learn by Repetition

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Conclusion

So Kata helps us form a scientific approach to improvements

TWI J-programs helps us teach the results (new standards) with a repetitive method

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Questions I Struggle with!

Fast paced improvement versus Standardized work?

Do we need to adjust our methods depending on different cultures?

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