Toyota Production System

I had an opportunity to attend Auto Focus 2009 in Bangalore, and for the first time, I was in a forum, where they are not talking IT..but talking just Automotive, manufacturing, battery technology, safety and security trends in automotive. It was very interesting..but I was lost in some presentations..I had a mechanical engineer sitting beside me..who did help me understand some of the presentations..but I really felt, there is so much to learn in Automotive, that is interesting…and that’s where I started my googling journey.

Where to start..I sat before my computer and found the book “The Toyota Way” That I bought a few months back…I thought I will start with TPS (Toyota Production System). I did find lot of articles, theoretical material..but what I really wanted..I found it on YouTube..here is a series of videos on TPS..which gives a very good overview..

Part 1

Part 2

I had bought Toyota Way book, long back..but never got patience to go beyond 4th page..now after this video..I really want to read the complete book…And also I had read a book The Goal (Goldratt) ..Its a very interesting book, which is like a novel… and Goldratt takes us through what are the key challenges in manufacturing and how the Hero of this story..manages it..must read…