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Toyota North American Service Parts

April 20, 2017

Clients + Results

  • $400 MM Commercial Electric Motor Plant
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Toyota North American Service Parts and Accesories Supply Chain Transformation
Business Case

Toyota: 0 –> 1.2 M vehicle North American  production  in 1986 – 1992 (<6 years).  No infrastructure to support North American procurement, warehousing & logistics and supply globally.

Actions

Established North American Parts Logistics Division (’93)
Developed organization, systems, facilities, supply chain

Results
MetricToyota BeforeToyota AfterReference: Industry Average
Supplier on-time delivery87% 95% < 20%
Daily order/delivery 0%70%
Supply Chain 5.2 < 2.4 months 6 months
Warehouse Labor Productivity (order lines shipped per employee per year)30,000 46,000
Service rate to dealers 98%< 98+% 94 % - 97 %
Average supply lead-time 96 hours 13 hours20 - 96 hours
Summary

Benchmark supply chain creates competitive advantage in customer satisfaction and efficiency Highest Net Income % in auto industry

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