| Accession number;07A0159269 |
| Title;Innovation in Software Development Process by Iontroducing Toyota Production System |
| Author;FURUGAKI KOICHI(Fujitsu Ltd.) TAKAGI TOORU(Fujitsu Software Technol. Ltd.) SAKATA AKINORI(Fujitsu Software Technol. Ltd.) OKAYAMA DAISUKE(Fujitsu Software Technol. Ltd.) |
Journal Title;Fujitsu Sci Tech J
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Journal Code:S0076A
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ISSN:0016-2523
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VOL.43;NO.1;PAGE.139-150(2007)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.11, REF.2 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;English |
| Abstract;Fujitsu Software Technologies (formerly Fujitsu Prime Software Technologies [PST]) has been conducting activities since 2003 to improve productivity using the Toyota Production System (TPS). An agile development process and a store management method were introduced to implement the basic concepts of TPS in the IT software field. We included the basic concepts of TPS (elimination of muda [waste], heijunka [leveled production], and jidoka [automatic detection of abnormal conditions]) and visual management in the agile development process and store management method as practical techniques. PST introduced this agile development process to its software development process and the store management method to support its maintenance process. As a result, PST achieved significant improvements in both processes and in its organizational climate. This paper introduces the TPS concepts employed in the agile development process, describes how heijunka is used in the store management method, and examines the effects of implementing agile development and store management at PST. (author abst.) |
