Monozukuri In daily life In Japan

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What is Monozukuri
Monozukuri is a Japanese word consisting of mono which meansproducts, and zukuri which means process of making or creation.However, the word means more than simply making something; it has overtones of excellence, skill, spirit, zest, and pride in the ability to make things very well.

So Monozukuri = Hito zukuri ( Hito = people )

Learning from Prof. Furuhashi on Monozukuri

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Products: Products: Are they Are they meeting meeting requirements? requirements?

Shipment delivery Manufacturing Processing Information Material Procurement Machine

People People How are we How are we developing developing people people
Resources: Resources: Are they Are they being used being used effectively? effectively?

People

Processes: Processes: Are they running Are they running smoothly? smoothly? Basis of workplace: Basis of workplace: Is safety guaranteed Is safety guaranteed all the time? all the time?

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Fundamentals taught by Prof. Furuhashi on Toyota way

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Create Culture

Serve Society

Smooth Running of production

Develop Own Production System Defect free Human Care for Safety Product Resource Environment To customer Development Karakuri kaizens Space utilization Focus on basics

3R regulations

Visual control

Just in time

Pokayoke

Waste elimination Continuous Improvement Through kaizen

Five S
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Ecology

SMED

Jidoka

Group E Just in time Jidoka SMED 3R regulations Pokayoke Visual control Space utilization Karakuri kaizens Ecology Focus on basics

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Observation of daily life in Japan showing these concepts.

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Five S

While visiting the fort we could observe that 5S has become obvious part of their life.

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Visual indication Pokayoke

One of the best example of fool proofing is the gates at the station. One more example is the provision mad for locking the cycles on the stands

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Visual Controls

Maps indicating the stations on the root and direction of movement are excellent example of visual control used in daily life

One more good example is the visual display of food items

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Space utilisation

Many places the vertical space is utilised for car parking. The automation ( jidoka ) used is also visible in the picture

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3R regulation

The place is marked for every thing. The name is also displayed on the location. Car parking visible from our hotel is an example shown here

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safety

At crossing people follow the signals and wait for green signal to cross. The signal is also audio visual for making then alert

Special walkways are created for blind people In one place where it was essential to take support two separate holding bars were provided for adults and children

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Environment

Waste is colleted in a systematic manner separating recyclable and others . Messages like Save earth are displayed on bins

All toilets have automation for water flow to conserve water.

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Just In Time

Just in time principle is followed unknowingly in daily life. The people standing in the queue do not cross yellow line unless the desk is free.

The train arrives on time and stands exactly at the given location

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Just In Time

It is said jokingly that even the flowers blossom just in time before valentines day

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Karakuri Kaizens

In many shops innovative ideas are found which are useful for daily life

Karakuri kaizen it self is famous and the photo shown is a karakuri doll using principle of hanging weight.

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SMED

In shinkansen, the seat direction can be changed within few seconds to change the direction to other side when train changes the direction

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Create Culture

We could observe young generation visiting Nissan factory and Toyota museum which will definitely create impact of the industrial developments Japan has and help in transferring the cultured developed to next generation.

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