Sakichi Toyoda
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Sakichi Toyoda (豊田 佐吉 Toyoda Sakichi, February 14 1867 – October 30 1930) the son of a poor carpenter is referred to as the King of japanese Inventors who invented numerous weaving devices. His most famous invention was the automatic power loom in which he implemented the principle of Jidoka (autonomous automation). The principle of Jidoka, which means that the machine stops itself when a problem occurs, became later a part of the Toyota Production System. He had two younger brothers, Sasuke Toyoda and Heikichi Toyoda (1875-1954, father of Eiji Toyoda). Sakichi is the father of Kiichiro Toyoda (1895-1952, Founder of Toyota Motor Corporation) and Aiko Toyoda (female). He was awarded the Blue Ribbon Award and the Order of Merit Third Class. He is often referred to as the father of the japanese industrial revolution.
He is also the founder of Toyota Industries Co., Ltd.
External links
- Biography of Sakichi Toyoda (http://www.h-net.org/~business/bhcweb/publications/BEHprint/v025n2/p0001-p0038.pdf)