Evolution Of Technology And Skills In Production Workplaces Utilizing Advanced TPS

The Japanese industrial companies demand changes. Simultaneous achievement of consistent quality worldwide, simultaneous startup and QCD (Quality, Cost and Delivery) is necessary to achieve successful global production. The authors think that evolution of technology and skill to realize a guarantee of high quality in production workplaces of production shop is necessary for a global production strategy. Therefore, in this paper, the authors focus on “intellectual working value” and propose the basic principle of intellectual working value improvement and the “Working Value Improvement Management Model”. Furthermore the evolution of technology and skill realizing a high cycle of manufacturing technique in a Japanese offshore production factory was verified at Toyota Motor Corporation.