One of the leanest factories in Japan

While Toyota is known for its renowned TPS, Nissan also has an equally impressive lean system called the Nissan Production Way, or NPW for short.  Its Oppama factory, located in Yokohama Japan, boasts some of the leanest systems we have seen.

A couple of years ago, LSI was given a permission to video tape some of the key elements of the factory.  I recently compiled a short 3 min video to give you a glimpse of what NPW is all about. 

LSI visits Nissan factory twice a year, and its lean system keeps getting better each time.  Take a look at the short video from our youtube channel.  Also, Nissan has posted an impressive powerpoint (in PDF format) of its global NPW strategy, which can be found at the link below:

Nissan Global Production Strategy - in PDF

Nissan Oppama Factory