Chapter 1
Our History
Kosai, Shizuoka, japan, 1867
This was the year that Sakichi Toyoda was born. He was an inventor who is actually referred to as the “king of Japanese inventors.” The Toyoda family is a very humble family probably due in large part to the family story. Sakichi’s father was a carpenter in Kosai, Shizouka, Japan. The creativity and ingenuity that he used while in the carpentry shop were followed and studied by his son. Sakichi’s most famous invention was the automatic power loom that would stop automatically when a problem occurred. This was known as jidoka (autonomous automation). The idea of jidoka is the combination of machines and people to ensure great quality, and it is built into every Toyota product.
Sakichi had two ...
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