History of Improvement

From Cottage g to Kaizen

Early industry
Date 1700 1700s 1800s Event Cottageindustry Massproductioninventions Industrialrevolution Comment Skilledworkers, workers flexiblesystems systems,low productivity.Workersimprovework. SpinningJenny,CottonGin,Interchangeable musket k t parts t Unskilledworkers,inflexiblesystems, manufacturingoutputdoublesevery20years UKmanufacturingleadstheWorld Managementstudyworktoimproveit

1911

FredrickTaylorscientific workstudy

Evolving improvement methods

Date 1914 1931 1947 1952 Event ModelTFordintroduced Shewhartintroduces statistical t ti ti lcontrol t lcharts h t TaiichiOhnomovesto Toyota Comment 15m carsproducedAny Anycolouryoulikeso longasitisblack Allowsstudyofvariabilityinprocesses StartofToyotaProductionSystemTPS

DemingintroducesPlan, Do, Structuredapproachtomanagement, Check,Act underpinsTotalQualityManagement

Refined improvement methods

Date 1978 1987 1998 2008 Event Kaizenwasborn Comment TaiichiOhnopublishesTPS

MotoroladevelopSixSigma Structuredapproachtoproblemsolvingusing methodology DMAICmethod Worldclassmanufacturing terminologyused Toyota y takesoverfromGM aslargestcarmanufacturer intheworld GEsaves$10bn usingsixsigma,TPSis establishedasasetoftools Themostconsistent carmanufacturerinp profit andgrowthoverlast30years

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