Resources: Ch. 6 and 16 of Operations ManagementView the Week 4 Virtual Company Tours of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky (http://toyotaky.com/tourvid.asp)Explore TPS (Toyota Production System) lo

Virtual Compa ny Tours to accompany Chapter 16: Just -In-Time and Lean Operations Chapter 16 Tour 1 Destination : Toyota Motor Manufact uring, Kentucky Virtual To ur Que stion s: 1. How do es the Toyota method of die sto rage a nd exc hange su pport their lean producti on syste m? 2. What is the definition offered for kaiz en ? H ow do T oyota and its employe es b enefit from ka izen? 3. What evid ence is offered t hat Toyot a’s Global Body L ine incre ases flexibility? 4. Toyota’s production proces s instal ls car doors a nd th en remov es t hem later in t he process, only to reinstall t hem. What d oes Toyota ’s lean s ystem gain by this proc es s des ign?