As a first step, The Toyota Production System Support Center (TSSC) identified 20 local organizations consisting of hospitals, schools and nonprofits.

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The deal called for the two companies to reopen Fremont, re-hired United Auto Workers members, and run the plant under the Toyota Production System.

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Managers tout the Chery Production System, or CPS, which is modeled after the vaunted Toyota Production System, but the factory lacks the clockwork efficiency of a Toyota plant.

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