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Lean Manufacturing
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Henery Ford creates the moving assembly line
Ford creates the first moving assembly line, reducing chassis assembly time from over 12 hours to less than 3 hours. -
Sakichi creates the auto loom
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Toyoda visits Ford plant
Sakichi Toyoda sells foreign rights to loom and Kiichiro Toyoda visits Ford and European companies to learn the automotive business -
J.I.T. was introduced to Toyoda
Just-in-time concept established at Koromo / Honsha plant by Kiichiro Toyoda. JIT wa later severely disrupted by World War II. -
1939-now
Lean manufacturing continues to grow and change and is now used more and more throughout other companies. It all started with Henery Ford's assembly line and a man named Kiichiro Toyoda realizing that the idea of producing things in a more timely manner would increase productivity.
