Operations management

Table of Contents

1. Topic pack - Operations management - introduction
2. Operations Management (OM) - Introduction
3. 5.1 Production methods notes
4. 5.1 Production methods - questions
5. 5.2 Costs and revenues - notes
6. 5.2 Costs and revenues - questions
7. 5.3 Break-even analysis - notes
8. 5.3 Break-even analysis - questions
9. 5.3 Break-even analysis - simulations and activities
10. 5.4 Quality assurance - notes
11. 5.4 Quality assurance - questions and activities
    1. Quality at Nikon Kohden and Toyota
    2. Quality control - case study
    3. Quality control - short answer questions
    4. Retail quality and brand image - questions
12. 5.5 Location - notes
13. Innovation - notes (HL only)
14. 5.6 Innovation - questions
15. 5.7 Production planning - notes
16. 5.7 Production planning - questions
17. 5.8 Project management - notes (HL only)
18. 5.8 Project management - questions (HL only)
19. Print View

Quality at Nikon Kohden and Toyota

Read the following webpages (you can do this in the windows below or follow the links to read the article in a separate window) and then complete the written activities below:

• Nihon Kohden production process
• Toyota Production System -- Kaizen, kanban and jumbiki keys to continuity

Activities

Summarise:

• the key processes that ensure safety and quality at Nihon Kohden
• the key features of the Toyota Production System (TPS)

Examine how the processes and features you have summarised at Nihon Kohden and Toyota differ from traditional quality control methods.