Competitive capacities in terms of price are rapidly deteriorating since the 1990's due to the competition and rapid pursuit of surrounding nations, exchange rates, increased wages, and labor and management disputes etc. Therefore, this paper shows the significant contents of preceeding research, surveys the employees of small and medium manufacturers who implemented the Toyota production system to conduct various analyses to determine the effect of the operation achievements so as to propose methods to effectively implement the Toyota manufacturing system and maximize long term operational achievements.

• 우태희 | Woo, Tae-Hee
• 양광모 | Yang, Kwang-Mo