Download TAKATA LEADING THE FUTURE THROUGH LEARNING

By: Ed Kuligowski MSM 620
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Takata has been engineering the precision of our
products to the millisecond for over 70 years. We
have been driven by our dedication to save human
life while embracing a pioneering spirit in developing
innovative products. Takata has spread this same
thought process to all of our locations worldwide.
“Somewhere on earth, Takata products have saved
the preciousness of human life today”. We continue to
challenge ourselves and our affiliates all over the
world to develop new technologies so that people will
be able to experience the joy of life. Our dream is
that some day there will be zero victims due to traffic
accidents. And we hope the day will come when the
word “TAKATA” becomes synonymous with “safety”.
http://www.takata.com/en/about/history.html#l02
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Takata was established as a textile
manufacture in 1933 in Japan.
In 1960’s Takata begins to produce the
first 2 point seat belt for automobiles.
1980’s Takata breaks into the US market
and establishes it self as a competitive
supplier of automotive restraint systems.
1990’s Takata begins to manufacture
airbags for US auto manufactures.
Currently Takata through several
mergers and acquisitions, has positioned
itself to be the number 2 automotive tier
one supplier in the world for safety
restraint system.
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Dr. W. E. Deming visits post war
Japan and passes his 14 point
philosophy onto Japanese
business men who institute his
management practices and
eventually begin to take over as
world leaders in quality and
manufacturing.
Point 13 of Dr. Deming’s
philosophy states that
management must “Institute a
vigorous program of education
and self-improvement”
http://deming.org/
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Dr. Deming’s work greatly influences
Japanese culture and The Union of Japanese
Scientists and Engineers (JUSE), in his honor
create the Deming Prize, one of the highest
honors a organization can receive.
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Influenced by Dr. Deming’s work Takata
institutes a tuition reimbursement program in
the late 80’s to all of its employees.
In addition Takata focuses in on hiring top
educated human capital to increase is
knowledge base as Dr. Deming suggests.
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Today Takata still practices
the implementation of Dr.
Deming’s 13 rule.
Takata still grants tuition
reimbursement of up to
$5250.00 annually for
undergraduate studies
pertaining to your current
position of future position in
the organization and
$8500.00 annually for
graduate studies.
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As recently as 2007 Takata has launched a
company college program.
The program offers company guided course
on skill improvement (i.e. MS Office, Data
Base Utilization, MS Project…ect.), GED
Programs, Health Education, and product
specific training and education.
These courses are offered by approval to any
of the + 40,000 employees at Takata through
our company intranet portal.
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In April of 2012 Takata is undergoing a major
organizational global restructuring. The current
organization is directing its efforts to become more of a
matrix type organization in order to better serve its
customers and provide the organization with further
growth potential in new emerging markets and eventually
become the number 1 supplier of safety restraint systems
in the world.
In an effort to better position ourselves and help bridge
the cultural gaps and differences Takata is beginning to
implement a cross cultural training program.
This program will offer key individuals in the company the
experience of living and functioning in different cultural
setting in order to better understand the demographics
that they are dealing with on a daily bases.