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Monozukuri September, 2006
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September 2006 Issue
P. 6 Interview
Kiyoshi Ito: Senior Executive Vice President in Charge of Production,
General Manager of SCM Group, TDK Corporation
P. 17 Kaleidoscope
Experiencing manufacturing at first hand during the summer vacation
- There are other articles as well
P. 21 Detailed Reports
P. 21 Honda, realizing its long-awaited dream of entering the aircraft
business, has set up a new company that provides aircraft fuselages in the United
States
P. 25 The weight of cars can be further reduced: A proposal based on
the use of steel and another based on the use of aluminum
P. 32 The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport reviews the safety
standards for elevators with an aim to prevent them from moving while their doors
are open
P. 33 TOTO develops a method for evaluating user-friendliness quantitatively;
this method monitors people’s movements using a motion-capture system
P. 34 A new type of coated steel panel that absorbs and breaks down formaldehyde
can be used to cleanse indoor space
P. 35 NTT DATA Business Consulting promotes the effective use of design know-how
to help in text mining
P. 36 Business results for April-June 2006: The Japanese auto industry is
experiencing a slump at home, but it is booming in overseas markets
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46 Feature: Know-how capable of improving cost competitiveness
P. 48 Part 1: Guidelines that represent the ideal: Companies that focus
on basic functions will make great strides; we offer four hints for maximizing
cost competitiveness
P. 53 Part 2: Assembly-type products: Parts can be procured by shrewdly taking
advantage of price declines; fixed costs and expenses can be reduced by streamlining
headquarters
P. 57 Part 3: Modular products: Low costs should be taken into account at
the design stage; the key is close collaboration among parties inside and outside
a company
P. 68 Part 4: Hints for manufacturing products at lower cost in China: Being
Japanese is a factor contributing to higher costs in China; attention should
be paid to the worsening quality that results from a lack of skills in the country
P.
74 How to Select and Buy Low-Priced Parts in China
Part 9: Regarding consumable supplies, more emphasis should be placed
on quality than on price; there are traps in the market that lead some to pursue
only lower prices
P.
79 New Ideas
Warm-water cleaning toilet seats with their rear-end section exposed
- There are other articles as well
P.
92 Search
for Manufacturing
Status of the introduction of PLM
P. 97
Accident Investigation
Toyota’s miscalculation: The company is suspected of
failing to take the necessary measures regarding products that must be recalled
P.
107 Special
Report
Visualization by revealing functions: Kyocera Mita’s “one-year
development project”
P.
115 Special
Report
How to establish safety in factories: Regarding risk assessment,
choosing an easier way can lead to failure
P. 123
Special Report
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries flexibly responds to changes in production
P. 130
The Method
D-QMS based on the PQE matrix (Part 2): Planning production development
P.
136 Toyota Production System and Its New Development (Part 9)
Application of job-to-order production of a wide variety of
products in small quantities (2)
P.
143 Documentary
How an SME became a listed company (Last Part): Fireworks at
midwinter
P.
148 Introductory Course on Analysis for Designers
Part 9: Resin flow analysis (Second half): How to select elements
that fit the shape of the gate
P.
152 Material Dynamics Mandala
Part 21: From static load to rapid load
P.
160 Outstanding SMEs
Fuji Kihan Co., Ltd. /Able Inc.
P.
247 The Master
Part 28: There are ways to create memories and ways to grow mushrooms
P.
250 Frank Opinion
To develop a method for manufacturing products that cannot be copied,
a company’s organizational ability should be improved in a straightforward
manner
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