TPS-LAS MODEL USING PROCESS LAYOUT CAE SYSTEM AT TOYOTA: ADVANCED TPS, KEY TO GLOBAL PRODUCTION STRATEGY NEW JIT

Abstract

Recently, Japanese enterprises have been promoting global production to realize uniform quality worldwide and production at optimal locations for severe competition. The authors attempt to propose New JIT (Just in Time) as a new management technology principle for manufacturing in the 21st century. Therefore, this paper concentrates on verifying the effectiveness of the authors' proposed Advanced TPS to success in global production by excellent manufacturing technology as the key to New JIT at Toyota. So far, the authors have established strategic manufacturing technology for the Lean Production called TPS-LAS (Toyota Production System - Process Layout Analysis Simulation) by using Process Layout CAE System. TPS-LAS model contains the three-core system with logistics investigation simulation, digital factory simulation and workability investigation simulation.