Personnel Matters
Information Systems
Toyota has actively propelled growth and innovation in its information systems by incorporating new information processing technologies while responding to various changes in the external environment, including rapid globalization of development, manufacturing, and sales operations; advancements in car electronics technologies; compliance with global environmental standards; and changes in the Japanese and global economy.
Growth and innovation of information systems at Toyota in the second half of the 1980s to first half of the 1990s saw advances in office automation and in the globalization of corporate systems in the commercial systems of business application systems. In the engineering systems of business application systems, Toyota applied in-house-developed CAD/CAM systems to broader areas of activity and also extended them to supplier operations.
From the second half of the 1990s to the early 2000s, advancements in administrative systems made information systems more globally adaptable and also brought about reform of Toyota's overall management structure. Innovations in engineering system made engineering data more integrated and more useable on a global basis.
From the early to late 2000s, Toyota sought to globally standardize all business application systems and make better use of information. Even such IT infrastructure as IC network systems were globally standardized and shifted to TCP/IP-based systems in Japan and overseas. The economic crisis that shook the world from 2008 to 2009 also had a major impact on Toyota's information divisions. Since then, Toyota has sought to improve the efficiency of system development and maintenance and has instituted structural reform of its system development and maintenance organization.
- Toyota's Founding to 1987
Developments in Business Data Processing Systems
Year
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Events
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1957
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Data Processing Section established within the Financial Department, Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd.
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1960
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Data Processing Section established within the General Research Department, Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.
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1964
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Data Processing Department established within Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.
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1965
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Data Processing Department established within Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd.
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1968
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Information Systems Department established within Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.
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1969
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Information Systems Section completed at Takaoka Plant
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1974
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Information Systems Department merged with Technical Computer Center following completion of Information Systems Building
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1978
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Data Systems Department established within Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd.
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1983
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New Information Systems Department launched following consolidation of Head Office and Nagoya Office
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C80 Promotion Department established
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1987
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Information Systems Division 2 launched
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Year
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Events
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1954
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IBM computers
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1960
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NCR31 (accounting machine)*
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IIBM 650
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1962
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FACOM 222*
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1963
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IBM 7074 and 1401
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1965
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FACOM 230/30*
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1966
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IBM 1440 (manufacturing computers)
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1967
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IBM 360/40*
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1968
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IBM 360/50
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1969
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IBM 360/40 (manufacturing computers)
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1972
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IBM 370/155
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1973
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IBM 370/145*
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1974
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Head Office and plant manufacturing computers integrated (plants' IBM 360/40 manufacturing computers returned)
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1978
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IBM 3033
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1981
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FACOM M-200*
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1982
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IBM 3081
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1984
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Head Office and Nagoya Office data processing systems integrated (offices' FACOM M-200 computers returned)
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1985
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High-speed digital lines (NTT) used
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1986
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IBM 3084
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- Introduced to Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd.
Year
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Events
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1973
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Electronic processing and centralized management of BOM(Bill of Materials) data (wins outstanding information processing system award in 1975)
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1975
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Operations using BOM systems computerized, including:
- Parts logistics calculations - Price management of purchased parts |
1980
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All-Toyota BOM data transfer system established
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1981
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Engine BOM
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Year
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Events
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1966
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10-days ordering system
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1970
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Daily ordering system (wins Okochi Memorial Foundation Prize for Production in 1972)
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1970
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Data processing systems at Toyota Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Sales' head offices and plants directly linked
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1974
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10-days ordering plus daily change system
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1979
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Ordering system improved
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Overseas data communications system
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1980
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Domestic data communications system
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1982
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Order forecast system
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1984
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NUMMI computer system
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1986
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Dealers' online system
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Year
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Events
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1957
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Delivery notice for purchased parts
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1961
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Calculation of necessary parts and materials units
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1966
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Online production instruction system installed at Takaoka Plant (Motomachi Plant in 1969, Tsutsumi Plant in 1970, Tahara Plant in 1981, Honsha Plant in 1983)
- Assembly instruction - Delivery notice for key parts |
1974
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Exhaust gas system for mass-produced vehicles
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1980
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Instruction methods improved
- Andon and Tamadashi-ki automated - Label printers and magnetic cards adopted |
1987
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New materials system
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Year
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Events
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1961
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Spare parts inventory management
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1969
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Online dispatch instructions
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1975
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New spare parts system
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1981
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Integrated export vehicle system
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1983
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New car delivery system development for company merger
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1987
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New-vehicle logistics data system
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Year
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Events
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1962
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Monthly payment bill processing
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1971
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Registered information system
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1973
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Catalog publishing system
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1979
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System for surveying vehicles in operation
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1983
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C80 system introduced at dealers nationwide
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Year
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Events
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1954
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Result calculations, including
- Cost of materials - Depreciation - Man-hours - Cost of parts purchased |
1955
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Result calculations, including
- Payroll |
1970
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Integrated quality system
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1978
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OCR processing
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New personnel data system
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Total accounting information system
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1980
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Facilities management system
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1981
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Chinese characters adopted
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Monthly account settlement processing improved
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1982
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HR, account and finance systems development for company merger
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1983
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Distributed processing
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New quality data system
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Image processing
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1984
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Support for personal computer use
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1986
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Management information system
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