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Thinking about what it means to be an Interior Space Creator — a round-table discussion among company membersToyota Boshoku is working daily to become an Interior Space Creator by the year 2030. Four company members based on the frontlines talked about what kind of Interior Space Creator our company aims to be.Toyota Boshoku is working daily to become an Interior Space Creator by the year 2030. Four company members based on the frontlines talked about what kind of Interior Space Creator our company aims to be.

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Sakura blossoms in the plant are proof of communicationRestoring vibrancy to the workplace through the Sakura Full Bloom Activity. Around 2016, the Seat Manufacturing Department of the Manufacturing Division at the Toyohashi Plant continued to experience unstable production conditions, to the point where people inside and outside the company commented that the workplace was gloomy, lackluster, and lacking smiling faces. Issues were mounting, including stress check results showing that members were in a state of high stress.

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Building efficient production lines with a focus on Karakuri improvementThe Sanage Plant’s seat assembly line evolves into a “model line” through the united efforts of three divisions. he automation of production sites is progressing day by day, but not all processes can be automated. In processes that involve manual labor, numerous on-site innovations are being used to improve efficiency and reduce workload. Those innovations that make low-cost improvements to on-site problems or issues by using natural energy (e.g. gravity) and simple mechanisms/systems (e.g. gears and the principle of leverage) are known as “Karakuri kaizen” (Karakuri improvements). The word “Karakuri” (meaning a mechanism or clever device) is derived from the traditional Japanese Karakuri puppets that employed clockwork mechanisms.

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Aiming for a workplace that is bright and enjoyable for allOriginal sign language to facilitate communication with hearing-impaired company members. The sewing process at the Sanage Plant welcomed two hearing-impaired company members in 2017. At that time, during morning and lunch meetings the group leader would verbally deliver a message to be communicated, which was then written down and passed on to the company members by the team leader. However, some group leaders and team leaders were concerned about whether the content was being conveyed correctly, and company members were also worried about the time it was taking to exchange information, even if they did not fully understand what was being conveyed, making it difficult to confirm the details. To solve this issue, morning meetings are now conducted using a large monitor, which increases the amount of visually available information and improves the accuracy of information transfer.

Team Breakthrough - the thinking behind the titleThrough this media site, we will inform you about how we, the Toyota Boshoku group, are thinking about the future and what we are currently working on
In this first article, we would like to share our thinking behind the title “Team Breakthrough—Creating the future through challenge and innovation.”
A “team” is a group of people with a common goal.
“Breakthrough” means to break through a situation that had presented an obstacle.
Team Breakthrough is a combination of the two, in which the team works together to challenge various things, break through difficulties and issues, and realize innovation. It expresses the determination of Toyota Boshoku.

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Thinking about what it means to be an Interior Space Creator — a round-table discussion among company members

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Sakura blossoms in the plant are proof of communication

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Building efficient production lines with a focus on Karakuri improvement

People

Aiming for a workplace that is bright and enjoyable for all

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The power of the Moon can save humanity from food crisis: agriculture with lunar rhythm

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Creating products that help people return to their daily lives more quickly

Team Breakthrough - the thinking behind the title

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MONOZUKURI is overturning the idea that “cars are bad for the environment”

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Stopping Desertification: Tree Planting Challenge for a Sustainable Future

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Products created through a meeting of many minds

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Aiming for continuous improvement in technology

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The Challenge of Going Carbon Neutral

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Plant-based plastics will help to save the planet

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