The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast two companies; One successful and one unsuccessful. The two companies chosen for this purpose is General Motors (unsuccessful) and Toyota Motor Corporation (successful). The content of this paper will analyze, compare and contrast the outcomes, and recommend actions that General Motors could have made to make their diversification venture more successful. The analysis will include the company’s core business, the size of the companies, and the
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Introduction Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan. In 2013 the multinational corporation consisted of 333,498 employees worldwide and, as of January 2014, is the fourteenth-largest company in the world by revenue. Toyota was the largest automobile manufacturer in 2012 (by production). In July of that year, the company reported the production of its 200-millionth vehicle. Toyota is the world's first automobile manufacturer to produce
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company hard-to-imitate advantage. One of the Toyota's core competencies is their production system which is known as Toyota Production System (TPS). This is consists of Lean manufacturing and Just-In-Time (JIT) Production. Lean Manufacturing is the production practice in which it is focusing on the elimination of waste and continuous improvement over long-term. Lean Manufacturing has been proven to be successful in improving productivity and reducing cycle times. On the other hand, Just-In-Time production
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based on “lean manufacturing,” also called “just-in-time” production. Lean manufacturing, pioneered by Toyota Motors of Japan, is based on the practice of having parts arrive on the factory floor just as they are needed for production. This reduces the amount of parts Boeing holds in inventory as well as the amount of the factory floor needed for production—in this case, reducing the square footage required for manufacture of the 767 by 40%. Boeing had adopted lean manufacturing in 1999 in the
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Automotive Evolution Report The automotive industry has grown tremendously over the past 50 years. Vehicle technological advancements, manufacturing process improvements, and supply chain efforts have all significantly improved. 50 years ago the American automotive market was predominantly domestic built vehicles, and foreign automakers scarcely had an impact; which has dramatically changed today. The first modern automobile was created in Germany in the year 1886 (Davis). Production methods
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Mazda Tata Motors Yamaha North *New Hub: Sanand Tata Motors, Maruti, Ford India, Hindustan Motors Tata Motors East West Bajaj Auto Fiat Force Motors GM John Deere Mahindra Mahindra Navistar Man Force Mercedes Benz PSA Skoda Tata Hitachi Tata Motors Volkswagen Volvo Eicher Ashok Leyland BMW Caterpillar South Daimler Ford Hindustan Motors Hyundai Nissan Renault Royal Enfield Same Deutz TAFE Tata Motors Toyota Kirloskar TVS Volvo Buses (Illustrative List) Significant Manufacturing base of
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effect of imperfections in the manufacturing process that lower production efficiencies if production capacity stands idle for lack of materials. The reasons for keeping stock All these stock reasons can apply to any owner or product stage. Buffer stock is held in individual workstations against the possibility that the upstream workstation may be a little delayed in providing the next item for processing. Whilst some processes carry very large buffer stocks, Toyota moved to one (or a few items)
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Background Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), the world’s famous automotive manufacturer which headquartered in Aichi, Japan was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda in 1937 (Toyota.com, 2015). According to a survey by OICA, Toyota is the world’s largest automobile manufacturer ahead of the Volkswagen Group and the General Motor in term of production volume in 2012 (OICA, 2013). Today, it plays an important role in quality control management in production. Its production system and lean manufacturing practice
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Hyundai Motors Globalization strategy 1967-2013 06/06/2013 Research project: Hyundai globalisation strategy Executive summary The following report maps out Hyundai Motor Corporation’s (HMC) internationalisation strategy from its creation in 1967 to the current period. This strategy can be chronologically divided into four phases according to HMC’s objectives and rationale for expansion at different stages of its existence. From the research carried out, it appears that HMC’s choices of
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Product Cost and Quality: A Case Study on Ford Motor Company Summary: This paper mainly focuses on reviewing the implementation of lean supply chain (LSC) in manufacturing industries by using four-step problem solving process. Also, taking Ford Motor Company as a typical case to address how companies follow the Toyota steps to apply LSC in their daily management. First of all, the author introduces the background of how LSC developed in the Toyota Motor Corporation’s big success. Three presents
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