Tesla’s New Car Smell
&gt; I couldn’t help check off the sins against the “Toyota Bible”, prescriptions for car manufacturers that are lucidly detailed in The Machine That Changed The World (a great and, in parts, sad read). In particular, one mustn’t stockpile parts on the floor, they must be fed in small quantities at small time intervals. If a part has a problem, only a small quantity needs to be shipped back to the supplier who can inspect, correct, and quickly adjust their own production process.<p>This isn&#x27;t just a minor set of sins. Tesla apparently fundamentally does not grasp the concept of Lean Manufacturing+ as developed by Toyota, also known as the Toyota Production System++.<p>+<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Lean_manufacturing" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Lean_manufacturing</a><p>++<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Toyota_Production_System" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Toyota_Production_System</a>