Toyota Motor Corporation Tahara plant
The Tahara plant (
History
It was opened in January 1979. Employees look through 4,000 details for every car produced. The plant creates a Lexus every 87 seconds, equal to 675 Lexus models per day.
When employees enter the factory floor, they pass through an air shower to remove dust. They are required to exercise and perform other physical activities such as holding and rolling golf balls in their palms.[3] These motor exercises keep staff sharp, and Toyota believes these behaviors are essential to help retain the standards necessary to produce flawless vehicles.[4]
The New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman visited the plant in the early 1990s, and described the experience as an example of globalization in his best-selling 1999 book, The Lexus and the Olive Tree.[5] In his book, Friedman detailed the precise installation of windshield rubber seals by the factory's robots, along with human quality controls.[5]
See also
- List of Toyota manufacturing facilities § Japan
References
- ^ a b "Tahara Plant". Toyota Motor Corporation. 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ Schreffler, Roger (2009-06-26). "Lexus Plant Top of Manufacturing Pyramid in Japan". Ward's Auto. Archived from the original on 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
- ^ "Master craftsmen at work". Asia One Motoring. Archived from the original on 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
- ^ "A Look Inside Toyota's Tahara Plant". Archived from the original on 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ ISBN 0-374-19203-0
External links
- Lexus Tahara Archived 2009-09-09 at the Wayback Machine - official site (in Japanese)