Glossary

Jidoka means autonomation with a human touch.” The term is often used in association with a quality control process of the Toyota production system (TPS), or [Read More]

Just in time (JIT) is one of important components of the Toyota production system. JIT is a production technology system that promotes economic efficiency, with the [Read More]

Kaizen is known as the single most important concept in Japanese management and it has been a key to the competitive success of Japanese manufacturing industries. [Read More]

Knowledge management (KM) refers to a range of practices used by organizations to identify, create, capture, and distribute knowledge for reuse, awareness, and learning across the [Read More]

Labor productivity is the value of goods and services produced in a period of time, divided by the hours of labor used to produce them. Labor [Read More]