Learn about how the Toyota Production System is an integrated socio-technical system in this free online course.

This free online Toyota Production System (TPS) course provides a comprehensive guide to the history, terms, principles and operations of TPS. The course begins by introducing you to the history of TPS as well as the important TPS champions who contributed to its development. You will learn about the key terminologies related to lean manufacturing and TPS, and will also be shown how to recognize different types of wastes and how these can be minimized and eventually removed from the value stream of a product or service.

Next, you will learn how companies can implement TPS through the fourteen guiding principles, and how inculcating those in an organization's culture will help companies move forward and continuously improve. You will also be introduced to the various principles of TPS under different themes and their importance.

This course will be of great help to industrial professionals looking to implement Toyota Production System. It will also help middle management to understand the cutural issues for a TPS and why an organizations should look for long-term goals and sometimes forego short-term benefits. So why wait? Start the course now and learn the essential elements of the Toyota Production System (TPS).