How Lean Supply Chain Effects Product Cost and Quality-A Case Study of the Ford Motor Company
Purpose - Explore how Toyota can continuously and consistently achieve its dramatic success through its competences -continuous waste elimination and the objective of long term philosophy. Design/methodology/approach - This paper will use case base approach and follow four-step problem solving process to demonstrate how lean supply chain effects product cost and quality. Findings - Use Value Stream Mapping (VSM) as lean supply chain tool, we show all the measurable indices that are helpful for cost reduction, quality enhancement and lead time reduction through P-D-C-A improvement cycle. Research limitations/implications - Since the demonstration of VSM implementation is likely to be both expensive and time-consuming. This paper will use a case study from the Ford motor company in Taiwan. Practical implications - However, if the development of lean production is the key to Toyotas success, why have its competitors struggled despite adopting similar principles? It seems that there is a special ingredient within Toyota Production System (TPS) under exploration, which also causes managers have been hesitant to adopt lean production tools. Originality/value - This paper not only shows the value of VSM as a supply chain tool for implementing lean production; but also provides industrial insight for those hesitant companies to follow four-step problem solving process to effectively implement lean supply chain.
Ford Motor Company Lean Supply Chain TPS Value Stream Mapping
Simon Wu H.M.Wee
Dept.of Ford Production System of Mfg Division,Ford Lio Ho Motor Company 705,Chung Hwa Rd.Sec.1,Chun Dept.of Industrial Engineering,Chung Yuan Christian University,200,Chung Pei Rd,Chung-Li 32023 Taiwa
国际会议
2009 6th International Conference on Service Systems and Service Management( 2009 第六届服务系统与服务管理国际会议)
厦门
英文
236-241
2009-06-08（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）