Toyota Development System (TDS)

Learn Directly from a Former Toyota Chief Engineer

About Toyota Development System Training Program

This 3-hour intensive masterclass is delivered by Nakamura Kimikazu, a former Chief Engineer at Toyota Motor Corporation with over 30 years of hands-on experience in vehicle design and global engineering. Participants will gain rare insights into the “Chief Engineer System” and the specific kaizen practices used at the highest levels of Toyota Engineering Corporation to support organizations worldwide.

BEST FOR

C Suite, Director, Senior Managers, and Managers in Service & Manufacturing

DELIVERY

Online (ZOOM) | 16 Hours | 4 Saturdays

MATERIAL

Toyota Management System Text Book Delivered to Home

MODE

Instructor-led by Senior TPS Sensei

CERTIFICATE

Printed Certificate from TEC – Japan

Training Content

  • Introduction and Ice-Breaker Session
  • Getting to know each other
  • More details about the program
  • What are Workplace Revitalization Actions?
  • TMS Core is an Action that Makes the Workplace Better
  • The “Way of Working” that will Become the Core WRAs Ideal Person
  • Q&A
  • Visualization of Action and the Theory of Visualization
  • Visualization of Actions – Planning and Development
  • Visualization of Actions – Daily Management
  • Visualization of Actions – Visualization of Work
  • Creating a Workplace (Team) – Communication
  • Creating a Workplace (Team) – Leadership
  • Creation of Value
  • Q&A
  • Continuous Improvement Mindset – Reflection
  • Continuous Improvement Mindset – Spotting the Unnecessary
  • Continuous Improvement Mindset – The 5S
  • Continuous Improvement Mindset – The Ability to Solve Problems
  • Work Quality – A Statistical Approach
  • Work Quality – A Self
  • Contained Process
  • Creation of Profit – A Plan to Produce Profit
  • Creation of Profit – Elevating Productivity
  • Q&A
  • WRA Introduction and Growth
  • Putting WRAs Into Practice
  • Regular Company Employees
  • The Nucleus – Management Staff Managers
  • Evaluation of WRAs
  • Managerial Results
  • Case Study
  • Q&A
  • TPS Grade IV Examination (80 MCQs | 60 Mins)
 

Upcoming Programs 2026

September 2026
  • Introduction: 6th Sep 2026
  • Session 01: 13th Sep 2026
  • Session 02: 20th Sep 2026
  • Session 03: 04th Oct 2026
  • Session 04: 11th Oct 2026    
  • Examination: 25th Oct 2026

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Program Outcomes

Meet Your Sensei

Yasuhito Matsudaira

Senior Consultant at TMS & TPS Certificate Institution, 30+ Years of Expereince in Toyota Motor Corporation

After joining Toyota Motor Corp in 1979, Mr Matsudaira worked in the production technology and manufacturing division, starting as a technical expert in mechanical parts welding and integrated manufacturing processes in Japan. Then he held positions as assistant director/ general manager in production preparation and technology development for resin parts, chassis parts, electronic parts, and final assembly lines. He also served as a project leader in launching new vehicle plants in the United States and Canada. More recently, he worked as a representative vice president for Primearth EV Energy Co., a joint venture between Toyota Motor Corp and Panasonic that produces secondary batteries for vehicles. In 2017, Mr Matsudaira became a senior consultant at Toyota Engineering Corp and Toyota Management Institute. Now he is using his expertise in TPS and TMS to serve many industries beyond the automotive sector.

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Investment

USD 249.00

  • 20% Early bird discounts for registrations till 15th May
  • Register only for USD 199 

Prestigious Certificate from TMS & TPS Certificate Institution