Proceedings of ICLT 2013
The conceptual framework of lean Logistics in Malaysia
Azlina Hj Muhammad
Malaysia Institute of Transport (MITRANS), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
International Conference on Logistics & Transport 2013, Kyoto, Japan, pp. 246-251
Paper overview
The term ―Lean production‖ was first identified by Jim Womack, Daniel Jones and Daniel Roos (1991), The Machine That Changed the World. In the book, based on a five-year research, USD5 million study of the automobile industry, Womack, Jones and Roos took an in-depth look at the Japanese manufacturing system, exemplified by Toyota, which combined the best features of craft production (high-quality, individualized, custom-made products) with mass production (manufacturing in large quantities to satisfy broad consumer needs at lower prices). The book, which was one of the first to thoroughly examine Toyota‘s highly successful business system, concluded that Toyota was dominating the automobile industry because it optimized the value delivered to customers while minimizing the time, human effort and capital required creating this value. Lean Logistics was basically derived from the Toyota Production System (TPS). In the early 1930‘s Toyota Motors of Japan aimed at reducing costs, coupled with continuous improvement, and finally customer satisfaction right from its offices through the entire production line until the delivery of the vehicle to its customers. In order to realize this vision, TaiichiOhno, conceptualized a system where all these Toyota Motor requirements could be met.
Keywords
logistics; transport; supply chain
Citation
Azlina Hj Muhammad (2013). The conceptual framework of lean Logistics in Malaysia. Proceedings of the International Conference on Logistics & Transport (ICLT 2013), Kyoto, Japan, pp. 246-251.