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Toyota Motor was ramping back production at its Japan-based factories on Wednesday after a computer system processing orders for vehicle parts broke down

Toyota's system of lean production and just-in-time parts delivery known as "kanban" is at the heart of the shutdown.

Toyota Motor is gradually resuming production at its Japanese factories following a computer system malfunction that halted the processing of vehicle part orders and led to the temporary closure of 14 assembly plants. This interruption affected a vital component of Toyotas lean manufacturing approach, a strategy it originated to reduce inventory and maximize production efficiency, a methodology embraced by other automakers as well.

Toyota Motor was ramping back production at its Japan-based factories on Wednesday after a computer system processing orders for vehicle parts broke down on Tuesday, forcing the closure of 14 assembly...

Toyota Motor was ramping back production at its Japan-based factories on Wednesday after a computer system processing orders for vehicle parts broke down on Tuesday, forcing the closure of 14 assembly plants.

The disruption shut down a system that is at the core of Toyota's lean manufacturing, a way of reducing inventory and maximising production efficiency that the Japanese automaker pioneered and its rivals have widely adopted. WHAT HAPPENED TO SHUT DOWN TOYOTA'S PRODUCTION IN JAPAN? It's not clear what caused the system outage, and Toyota has not provided details on what went wrong.

Toyota's system of lean production and just-in-time parts deliver known as "kanban" is at the heart of the shutdown.

Toyota Motor was ramping back production at its Japan-based factories on Wednesday after a computer system processing orders for vehicle parts broke down

Toyota Production Halt: The disruption shut down a system that is at the core of Toyotas lean manufacturing, a way of reducing inventory and maximising production efficiency that the Japanese automaker pioneered and its rivals have widely adopted.