Toyota Methods and Operating Models
by Stefano Cortiglioni, Leonardo Salcerini, Danilo Verga, Andrea Petretti
The planning template
Before we focus on some of the unique elements that are part of TMHMI’s planning template, it is useful to give a broad introduction of the system. As previously mentioned, the orders are received daily from the sales network of TMHE (Toyota Material Handling Europe), mainly composed of commercial branches owned by the group, which covers the entire European market. The sales network has over 40 units between companies and importers, sending their orders directly to the production sites on a daily basis. Each country has its own particular market, with different volumes and best-selling models; such diversification means that the daily orders can vary from a few units to hundreds. In order to keep the plant’s capacity ...
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