The document outlines the 14 management principles of the Toyota Way, which are focused on continuous improvement and respect for people. The principles include basing decisions on long-term goals, creating continuous process flows, using pull systems to avoid overproduction, leveling out workloads, stopping to fix problems the first time, using standardized tasks and visual controls, relying on tested technology, growing leaders, developing exceptional people and teams, challenging suppliers to improve, understanding situations firsthand, making consensus-based decisions rapidly, and becoming a learning organization through reflection and kaizen.

1. The Toyota Way
14 Management
Principles
Submitted to J.B Singh Sir
By
Suraj Vaidya C-80

2. Agenda
Briefly cover the
14 management principles of Toyota

3. The Toyota Way
Consists of principles in two key areas:
 Continuous
 Respect for
Improvement
people

4. Principle 1
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Base your management decisions on a long-term
philosophy, even at the expense of short-term
financial goals.

5. Principle 2
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The Right Process Will Produce the Right
Results
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Create a continuous process flow to bring
problems to the surface.

6. Principle3
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Use “pull” systems to avoid overproduction.

7. Principle 4
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Level out the workload (heijunka).
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(Work like the tortoise, not the hare.)

8. Principle 5
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Build a culture of stopping to fix problems, to get
quality right the first time.

9. Principle 6
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Standardized tasks and processes are the
foundation for continuous improvement and
employee empowerment.

10. Principle 7
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Use visual control so no problems are hidden

11. Principle 8
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Use only reliable, thoroughly tested technology
that serves your people and processes

12. Principle 9
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Grow leaders who thoroughly understand the
work, live the philosophy, and teach it to others.

13. Principle 10
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Develop exceptional people and teams who
follow your company’s philosophy.

14. Principle 11
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Respect your extended network of partners and
suppliers by challenging them and helping them
improve.

15. Principle 12
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Go and see for yourself to thoroughly understand
the situation (genchi genbutsu).

16. Principle 13
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Make decisions slowly by consensus, thoroughly
considering all options; implement decisions
rapidly (nemawashi).

17. Principle 14
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Become a learning organization through
relentless reflection (hansei) and continuous
improvement (kaizen).

18. Thank You