Personnel Matters

Information Systems

Evolution of Business Application Systems (Engineering Systems)

Year
Month
Events
1986
December
Mold CAD/CAM system (host version) deployed
1987
October
Solids CAD system developed and deployed
1989
April
General marketing of Caelum system commenced
1990
March
Color CAD system developed and deployed
August
All-Toyota BOM (Bill of Materials) unification completed
1991
April
Marketing of graphic accelerator for CAD commenced
July
Mold CAD/CAM system (workstation version) deployed
1992
January
Standard parts management system put into operation
1993
April
First version of integrated CAD system released
1994
November
Use of integrated CAD system (curved surface version) for body design started
1995
August
Application of integrated CAE system started
November
Application of integrated CAD system for suppliers started

Application of integrated CAM system started
1996
July
Vehicle specifications creation system put into operation
July
Use of integrated CAD (solids version) for engine design started
1997
January
Vehicle specifications search system put into operation
January
Release preparations improvement system put into operation
1998
January
Technical standards registration and search system put into operation
January
Technical Notice B electronic distribution system put into operation
May
Drawings and design change image data issue ordering system put into operation
August
Application of integrated CAD system (design version) started
November
Application of parametric functionality of integrated CAD system for body design started
1999
April
Application of CG system for styling evaluation started
October
Old CAD system discarded (CAD host abandoned)
2000
June
Product information search system put into operation
2001
June
Commercial system adopted as new CAD system
2002
January
Planned configuration BOM put into operation
January
Global prototype system implemented
April
Application of new CAD system for body design started
April
Application of new CAD system for major components started
2003
March
Application of new CAD system for general design started
March
Application of new CAD system for digital assembly (DA) started
March
New BOM system configured
March
Service parts BOM system configured
May
Electronic drawing issue system for suppliers put into operation
December
Regular drawing issue schedule management system put into operation
2004
March
Global prototype system for North America and Europe deployed
May
Product environment information system introduced
June
Product information sharing system (preliminary version) put into operation
August
Environment Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) system introduced
August
Deployment of new CAD (commercial system) for electric circuit design started

Deployment of new CAD (commercial system) for mold design started
2005
March
Old BOM system abandoned
June
Global data exchange system put into operation
December
Global vehicle authentication system introduced
2006
May
Product information sharing system (release version) put into operation
May
Procurement function in global prototype system for general countries introduced
August
Application of product information sharing system for unit sector started
December
Application of product information drawing issue system started
2007
August
Prototype production management system for unit sector introduced
August
Application of new CAE system started
2008
May
Vehicle electronic specifications system put into operation
2009
May
Global centralized management system for production preparation information put into operation
October
Vehicle communications specification evaluation system put into operation
2010
October
Utilization of 3D viewer (software) to vehicle DA (Digital Assembly) process commenced
2011
October
Utilization of new CAD (robot simulation) commenced
Year
Month
Events
1988

Trial Production BOM (Bill of Materials) system started
1989

Deployment of BOM system to auto body manufacturers started

Drawing transfer equipment deployed
1990

RE (Resident Engineer) -CAD system introduced

Design department established at Toyota Technical Center USA (TTC-USA)
1992
March
Overseas R & D operations manual issued
1993
May
Support for international Toyota Technical Standards implemented
December
Support for international drawings implemented
1994

Application of Engineering BOM system started
1995

"Data as Master" started
1996

TMEM-R&D local design liaison commenced

"Data as Master" for body shell full-scale drawings started

Deployment of Engineering BOM system to auto body manufacturers started
1997

"Data as Master" and using no paper drawings for plastic interior panels started
1999
July
Parts standardization committee established
November
Application of Engineering BOM system started

BOM assembly numbers systems standardized
2000
March
Deployment of new CAD terminals started
May
Location-specific screw recommendations implemented

Application of electronic design information drawing issue system started
2002
October
New CAD deployment committee established
August
Component standardization support system developed and utilization initiated
December
"Data as Master" for unit sector started
2003
March
Drawing/design change image data issue ordering system for suppliers configured and deployed in North America
July
Drawing/design change image data issue ordering system for suppliers configured and deployed to auto body manufacturers in Japan
2004
January
Promotion activities for "Data as Master" commenced
January
Drawing/design change image data issue ordering system for suppliers deployed in Europe
June
CAD data quality (PDQ: Product Data Quality) improvement promotion initiative started
2005
April
CAD usage promotion committee established
November
Digitization of drawings for long-term archival (AP cards abolished)
2006
January
Engineering Data Control & Management Division established and transferred from R&D Area to Information Systems Group
March
CAD usage promotion committee reaches consensus with related divisions regarding start of application of "Data as Master" project
May
Company-wide product information sharing system developed and application of "Data as Master" project started
June
3D Drawing Special Committee established
August
Establishment of "Data as Master" Exective Report in overseas R&D sites started
December
New electronic drawing release system developed and application of "Data as Master" project started
2007
June
Consignment of all data assurance operations to Toyota Communication Systems Co., Ltd. commenced
August
Consensus reached by CAD usage promotion committee regarding full-scale application of "Data as Master" project
December
Application of position-based screw recommendations and part number acquisition restrictions started
2008
August
Executive Meeting approves "Data as Master" declaration for all future projects
September
Fundamental policy on long-term data archival formulated
October
Global confidentiality auditing system established
December
Support for accessory component drawing management and drawing release management operations started
2009
April
Internal and external "Data as Master" Exective Report meeting held
2010
January
Global Engineering System Support established and put into operation (TME, TMAP)
March
Centralized welding point management system developed and utilization initiated
May
Technical standard maintenance operation functions transferred to Design Quality Innovation Division
November
Repair document creation operation utilizing data commenced in service area
2011
January
Central control information management structure created and support initiated
January
Engineering information management functions put into operation in Japanese and overseas sites (Toyota Motor Kyusyu, Inc., Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (China) Co., Ltd.)
April
Company-wide VA/VE activity support system begins operation
2012
January
As part of efforts to improve quality of drawings approved at Toyota overseas affiliates, strict requirement specification operation is put into effect