Significance of factor describing visual control in the second management principle of Toyota in the automotive supply industry
Journal Title: Production Engineering Archives - Year 2016, Vol 0, Issue 4
Abstract
The article presents research results in a scope of evaluation importance in visual control usage in the production processes of enterprises from automotive industry. The significance of visual control in a production process was characterized. An innovative BOST questionnaire survey was described as a tool for transformation of Toyota's management principles into questions. The survey questions from BOST study were described, which is used in evaluation of the visual control importance with reference to the second Toyota's management principle (question E3). The analysis of respondents preference in ranging factors of the second Toyota's management principle was conducted using comparative evaluation of Thurstone’s method, as well as the degree of similarity between these factors was indicated. A subjective factor was assessed by employees of automotive industry as one of less significant in the production process.
Authors and Affiliations
Krzysztof Mielczarek Mielczarek, Krzysztof Knop
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