Congratulations to Team Toyota for winning the 2013 - 2014 Kaizen Challenge Award. This is the 3rd year in a row and 4 out of the last 5 years we have won the award.
Kaizen means "Continuous Improvement" and is a large component of the Toyota Production System ( TPS ). The TPS incorporates all aspects of the Toyota culture, Respect for Humanity, Stability, Lean Production and of course Kaizen.
Kaizen is the process of making incremental improvements and achieving the lean goal of eliminating waste that adds cost without adding value. It always addresses one of the 3 D's, Damage, Density and Dwell.
Our project addressed the movement of Service Frames from the Mexican border to the Toyota Dealerships. Historically Toyota had used LTL carriers to move these frames one at a time. This resulted in slower transit time, hand unload (safety issue) and excess damage to the frames.
By utilizing our fleet of specialized equipment we have been able to reduce the Time in Transit by 56%, reduce cost of delivery by $1,500 per frame as well as delivering the product to the dealerships damage free and a huge bonus for them Hands Free.
While the entire Team Toyota account was involved in the Challenge. our Logistic Coordinator Zach Mattingly took the reigns and did an excellent job with putting the project presentation together.
And of course a special shout out to the Toyota Drivers who continually prove time and time again that they are among the Best in the Business!
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