Toyota recently held their 2017 SPAO (Service Parts &
Accessories Operations) Transportation Partners Meeting. During the meeting
Toyota provided updates on the transition to their new North American headquarters
in Plano, TX. Toyota also provided
insight into their “One Toyota, One Team” strategy. As well as, their principals on “Embracing the
Challenge” and “Being Excellent at the Basics”. With all of the change occurring, Toyota is
looking to those principals and strategies to help guide them through the
transition.
After the SPAO Transportation Partners Meeting, a Kaizen
Challenge and Transportation Partners awards ceremony. For the 2017 SPAO Carrier Kaizen Challenge;
there were several projects submitted by many different carriers, with JB Hunt
DCS submitting a record high of three.
The Toyota DCS team was
awarded 2017 SPAO Carrier Kaizen Champion for their “Southbound Synergy” kaizen
project on Density Improvement and Cost Reduction. The project reduced empty miles by 6.5% and is
projected to generate and annual cost savings to Toyota of over $163,000! A
special thank you goes to Zach Mattingly for all of his hard work on this specific
project! |
| Mattingly and Newman take home the hardware |
Over the past 7 years the partnership between JB Hunt and
Toyota has continued to grow. Being able
to participate in the Carrier Kaizen Challenge each year has helped strengthen
the partnership and provide a tremendous amount of value to Toyota. Participating annually in this challenge annually
has also become an avenue for continuous improvement and a development tool for
our team. The 2017 award marks the
Toyota DCS team’s 5th year in a row for receiving the Carrier Kaizen
award and the 6th award received in the past 7 years!
Let’s
congratulate the Toyota DCS Team!
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