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"It was all a struggle." Saying this to the Toyota Times camera, Chairman Toyoda Akio headed to the venue. On January 13th, Chairman Toyoda gave a lecture on the Toyota Production System (TPS) at the general meeting of the NPS Study Group, which was attended by 200 manufacturing executives and managers. The title of the lecture was "Me and TPS: The struggle to regain sovereignty in the field." The speech and Q&A session with the attendees lasted 90 minutes. Wherever he went, Chairman Toyoda could not escape the eyes of the "heir of Toyota," and he continued to worry, "Who on earth am I?" It was his encounter with TPS that gave him support in this regard. There was no mention of kanban, andon, or poka-yoke in the lecture. There was "TPS as a management philosophy" that goes beyond mere manufacturing. After the lecture, there was also a Q&A session with the attendees. "What will you change as a manager and what will you not change?" "What should a top leader keep in mind?" "What would you like to pass on to future generations?" 60 minutes packed with the convictions of Toyoda Akio, a manager who has continued to fight, focusing on the actual site, the actual thing, and the reality. Please take a look at this footage that can only be seen on Toyota Times. Photo: Getty Mainichi Shimbun/Aflo *The graph from 26 minutes 41 seconds to 27 minutes 14 seconds stated "consolidated sales volume," but the correct reading should be "total group sales volume." We apologize for the correction. 00:00 Opening01:45 Introduction03:17 Who am I? Until I discovered TPS16:13 The fight to break down Toyota's walls - Improving dealerships and used cars, and making ever-better cars26:34 Appointment as president during a management crisis - Falling into the red and public hearings31:24 The fight to bring back what makes Toyota unique - Reforming products and people44:08 Conclusion - We will never go back to the old Toyota46:48 Q1 What to change, and what not to change49:16 Q2 Toyota's future vision for car manufacturing54:44 Q3 What a top leader should keep in mind58:44 Q4 What I want to say to Japanese manufacturing<Related links> Three places Toyoda Akio really wanted to visit A close look at his last day as president Toyota Times News • Three places Toyoda Akio really wanted to visit A close look at his last day as president Toyota... [Permanent edition] Speech by Chairman Toyoda, "Me and the Toyota Production System - The fight to regain sovereignty at the workplace" https://toyotatimes.jp/toyota_news/10...