Anthony (Tony) Polidori, Senior Consultant
Tony Polidori has been successfully introducing organizations to the power of Toyota Production System through implementing full system models or focused problem solving activities to generate improvements in Quality, Cost, Safety and Productivity, within various continuous flow or general purpose environments, with YOMO Consulting and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Canada.
While with YOMO and TPS OMCD, Tony has worked in various environments using Toyota Production System to deliver model continuous flow and general-purpose areas and connecting areas to create total systems. The areas include new plants, new lines in stamping, casting, assembly, machining. Through his participation and leadership, he has helped develop training materials that lead to a deeper understanding of key aspects of the Toyota Production System. Specifically, with Changeover, Standardized Work, Mixed Model level production, TPS philosophy.
Tony has been involved in manufacturing for more than 30 years since graduating from Conestoga College in Kitchener, Ontario where he earned his Electrical Engineering Technician diploma.
He has been working with the Toyota Production System for more than 30 years. Tony started at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada during the construction phase and learned the system from Greenfield implementation.
He has held various positions from Team Leader to Assistant Manager of Mfg. Tony Has participated in, or lead launch teams for the Corolla in Assembly. He was responsible for Toyota’s most successful launch of the Toyota Solara, leading the Assembly Launch Team to develop structure, processes, improve design, and all aspects of production preparation and execution.