In Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, mass inoculation of the new coronavirus vaccine for the elderly aged 75 and over began on the 30th.

The city is working on efficient venue management by utilizing the know-how cultivated in car manufacturing in collaboration with local Toyota Motor Corporation.

In Toyota City, mass vaccination of elderly people aged 75 and over began on the 30th, and at the venue set up in the Toyota Motor factory, in addition to Toyota, Yamato Transport Co., Ltd., a major home delivery company, also carried out vaccine transportation and venues. We are cooperating with the operation.



What is used for operation is the know-how to improve productivity cultivated in car manufacturing called "Toyota Production System", and visitors can finish inoculation by the shortest route without going back and forth in the venue many times. In addition to devising the layout, we have installed signboards that guide the route with colors and pictures.

Toyota City and Toyota say that these efforts will not only keep the flow of people uninterrupted, reduce the risk of infection, and shorten the inoculation time.



A woman in her 70s said, "I thought it would take more time, but I'm relieved that it's finished smoothly."



Nobuaki Miyajima, chief of the Toyota Production Research Department, said, "I would like to make daily improvements by utilizing Toyota's production system as much as possible so that people can be vaccinated safely and securely."

What is "improvement" and "Toyota Production System"?

The "Toyota Production System" is the know-how to eliminate waste in the automobile production process, improve efficiency, and improve productivity.



For example, at the production site, by making it easier to see the machines on the production line from the surroundings, it is possible to visually grasp the progress of work and abnormalities and respond immediately, and also to keep track of employee flow lines. After checking, I put things in the best place to make my work more efficient.



In addition, we have a system in place to procure as many parts as needed when needed so that wasteful inventory does not occur, and we thoroughly manage parts so that the usage status can be understood in real time.



In this way, “improvement”, which discovers issues and waste in the production process and repeats corrections, is the basis of the Toyota Production System, and the know-how cultivated there is also incorporated at the venue.

Specifically, in addition to the time required for reception, the time required to roll up the arms to receive the inoculation, etc., and the behavior until the visitor finishes the inoculation are calculated in detail one by one, and then the staffing and layout In addition to deciding, we devised a layout so that visitors can finish the inoculation by the shortest route without going back and forth in the venue many times, and installed a signboard to guide the route with colors and pictures. I am.



In addition, the necessary documents are checked at the entrance of the venue, and if there are any shortages, they are asked to fill in on the spot to prevent delays in acceptance. I try not to get it out as much as possible.



Furthermore, since the person who has completed the inoculation is registered in the system, the process of reading the 18-digit personal identification number with a tablet terminal takes time if it is done manually, so the terminal can be fixed and read instantly. I am devising.

Toyota City and others have agreements with Toyota Motor Corporation and Yamato Transport Co., Ltd.

Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, has an agreement with Toyota Motor Corporation and Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. for smooth vaccination.



Toyota will provide four related facilities such as the Toyota Sports Center as venues for mass inoculation, dispatching a total of 100 industrial physicians and 350 nurses, as well as staff managing the venue.



Furthermore, it is said that it will support the efficient operation of the inoculation venue by utilizing the know-how cultivated in car manufacturing.



In addition, Yamato Transport transports vaccines from the storage base to the inoculation site at ultra-low temperature and also stores them at the venue using a special container.



In Aichi Prefecture, Toyota City and Miyoshi City, which is adjacent to Toyota City, have the same cooperation agreement as Toyota Motor Corporation and Yamato Transport.