Created like giant scalextric track, the Japanese company's new production line is set to revolutionise the way that is makes cars. Hilton Holloway investigates its radical plans. Toyota has long been recognised as the king of production line philosophy. The highly influential Toyota Production System (TPS) was developed and refined over the decades after World War 2 by the Japanese company. It's widely held that Toyota - primarily in the form of company founder Kiichiro Toyoda and engineer Taiichi Ohno - also came up with the principle of 'just-in-time' production, which was a further advance on TPS.
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