Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia and Udayana University Forge Partnership to Boost Workforce Competitiveness
Denpasar (ANTARA) - PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) and Udayana University in Bali are working together to provide a learning experience that bridges the academic world with industrial practice.
TMMIN President Director Nandi Julyanto, speaking in Denpasar, Bali, said this is a form of collaboration between industry and education to prepare competitive human resources.
“We hope this experience fosters critical thinking, a strong sense of curiosity, and the courage to keep improving every process. These are the provisions they will carry with them when they enter the industrial world,” said Nandi.
Furthermore, TMMIN also conducted a review of the Lean Manufacturing Laboratory at Udayana University’s Faculty of Engineering, aimed at seeing first-hand the application of the Toyota Production System (TPS) in the learning process.
Nandi introduced and shared Toyota’s experience in building a work culture that has been formed over decades.
He outlined the various aspects that form the foundation of this culture, from leadership to the company values firmly upheld by Toyota, namely integrity, vision, respect, ownership, innovation, and teamwork.
In addition, he also emphasised the importance of the Bad News First principle, namely the courage to raise problems early so that solutions can be promptly formulated and implemented.
“Through TPS, everyone is encouraged not to stop at solving problems on the surface, but to dare to find the root of the issue, make decisions based on facts, and continuously improve,” said Nandi.
He also explained the meaning of Genba in Toyota’s culture, which is the “actual place” or the location where a process takes place.
Through this approach, every problem can be understood directly on the ground, so that the solutions taken are based on facts rather than mere assumptions.
Moreover, Genba activities are also part of implementing the Kaizen philosophy, namely the spirit of continuous improvement through small steps carried out consistently.
Meanwhile, Udayana University is one of 10 universities receiving mentoring from TMMIN in the phased implementation of TPS, starting with the development of TPS laboratories at the universities, followed by providing an understanding of Lean Manufacturing to lecturers and students, until a curriculum is formed that can be applied to courses.
Subsequently, the university is encouraged to develop the TPS applications it has been given, with the ultimate goal that students can apply them directly in the industrial world.