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Toyota Production System

The Toyota Production System is a way of making things with fewer materials, fewer workers, and less time. It’s used by Toyota, the giant car company, to make its cars. The main idea is that all of their parts are made to be perfect, so that when they come together you don’t have to do any re-work. This means less waste and less time for them to make their cars. They also try to make sure things move quickly, so that from the moment a customer puts in an order, it doesn’t take very long to build the car and deliver it. That way, customers don’t have to wait very long.