1. Where, if at all, does the current routine for handling defective seats deviate from the principles of the Toyota Production System? CONTEXT: Toyota has always striven for "better cars for more people". The Toyota Production Systems (TPS) is the answer to this challenge. TPS aimed at cost reduction by thoroughly eliminating waste. TPS provided two principles and guidelines to facilitate the identification of waste: *<Tab/>Just in Time (JIT): Produce only …showed first 75 words of 447 total…

…showed last 75 words of 447 total…of cars accumulated at the end of the line. Moreover, the root cause was not always investigated on the line. 2. What is the real problem facing Doug Fressen? The real problem facing Doug Fressen is that the TPS approach used by them is not being useful to solve the problems identified by the company. TPS has worked well for them identifying the defects. However, TPS has not provided the change necessary to solve the problems.