Toyota Production System development and rollout at Toyota Motor Company (1948-1975)

1. Ohno begins productivity experiments at Koromo

   Jan 1, 1948Labels: Taiichi Ohno, Koromo Plant

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2. Foundations formed at Honsha Machinery Plant

   Jan 1, 1950Labels: Honsha Plant, Just-in-Time

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3. Ford River Rouge visit sharpens Toyota’s approach

   Jan 1, 1950Labels: Eiji Toyoda, River Rouge

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4. Company-wide labor dispute forces restructuring

   Jun 10, 1950Labels: Kiichiro Toyoda, Labor strike

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5. TPS expands across the Honsha Plant

   Jan 1, 1958Labels: Honsha Plant, Standardized Work

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6. Company begins TPS implementation at all plants

   Jan 1, 1960Labels: Toyota Plants, TPS Implementation

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7. Kanban system adopted across Toyota plants

   Jan 1, 1963Labels: Kanban System, Toyota Plants

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8. Kanban use expands to supplier parts retrieval

   Jan 1, 1965Labels: Kanban System, Suppliers

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9. Toyota wins Deming Prize for quality control

   Jan 1, 1965Labels: Deming Prize, Toyota

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10. Purchasing Administration Division created to spread TQC

    Jan 1, 1966Labels: Purchasing Division, Total Quality

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11. Toyota Quality Control Award launched for suppliers

    Sep 1, 1969Labels: Toyota Quality, Suppliers

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12. Ohno becomes executive vice president, scaling TPS leadership

    Jan 1, 1975Labels: Taiichi Ohno, Executive Promotion

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