On February 14, 2008, a group of 39 Economics and Business students, along with four professors, traveled to Georgetown, Kentucky, for a tour of Toyota Motors Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK).  TMMK is Toyota’s largest production facility outside of Japan.  Camrys, Avalons, and Solaras are produced by a combination of robots and team members.    Operations in the nearly 8 million square feet manufacturing complex include stamping, die manufacturing, body weld, paint, plastics, assembly, and engine/axle machining and assembly.  The numerous J.D Power awards displayed throughout the plant attest to the quality of their product.  Students saw many applications for their business and economics classes, including just-in-time inventory, kaizen, and pull production. 

This trip was funded by a gift from Don Caudill ’80, in honor of his parents, Alfred and Shirley Wampler Caudill.