TOKYO -- Toyota Motor is expanding a wide-ranging effort to cut down on unnecessary parts to improve productivity and add capacity, using its kaizen principle of continuous improvement to stay competitive.
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Toyota plants slash part lineups by up to 80% under 'Area 35' initiative
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Workers build Lexus cars at Toyota Motor's Miyata plant. (Photo by Toshiki Sasazu)
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