Abstract
The authors propose HI-POS as a way of practically achieving intelligent productivity, recognizing the need for the creation of a new, people-centered production system that incorporates rich creativity and the motivation of those involved. HI-POS is comprised of three core systems that improve the intelligence level of production operators' technology and skills (an intelligent diagnostic method, HID, which assists in the discovery of factors inhibiting the attainment of high quality, an integrated assistance system, HIA, which links human wisdom to technical evolution and the dissemination of information, and HDP, a linkage system which utilizes a digital pipeline to ensure that intelligent production information is passed throughout a process, from design to manufacturing stages. In addition to this, HI-POS is particularly significant because it offers support for both the next-generation digital engineering systems already proposed by the authors, V-MICS, which improves production operators' operational technology abilities in regard to integrated equipment, and V-IOS, which improves levels of mastered skills. The authors have applied HI-POS within the cutting-edge corporate environment of Toyota, and have verified its effectiveness. They are now proposing it as a foundation global production strategy.
