SSSSSS
Only items needed to complete the work are kept at the workstation.
What is Sort?
Any activity that does not add value to the final product.
What is Waste?
This Japanese word translates to “continuous improvement”
What is Kaizen?
A problem-solving tool that resembles an animal.
What is a Fishbone Diagram?
A place for everything, and everything in its place.
What is Set?
This acronym is used to remember the 8 types of waste.
What is DOWNTIME?
A set of management practices designed to improve efficiency by eliminating waste.
What is Lean Manufacturing?
A problem-solving tool that asks the same question several times.
What is 5-Whys?
This is often added as a 6th S.
What is Safety?
This waste is any effort caused by rework, scrap, and incorrect information
What are Defects?
The act of removing non-value-adding activities.
A systematic way to uncover the causes to a problem using tools.
What is Root-Cause Analysis?
Build strong habits to practice Sort, Set, and Shine.
What is Standardize?
Sally delivers 5 pizzas, but the customer only ordered 3 pizzas.
What is Overproduction?
Name 2 of the 6 Lean Principles.
What is Customer Focus, Eliminate Waste, Improve Flow, Build In Quality, Respect for People, Continuous Improvement?
An approach to assess risks in a manufacturing/assembly process by identifying potential failure modes.
What is FMEA? (Failure Mode Effects Analysis)
An area is clean and organized after a 6S event, but two months later it has returned to its previous condition. Which 6S step was most likely missing?
What is Sustain?
An employee spends 10 minutes searching for a tool and then walks across the department to retrieve it. Name the two wastes.
What are Waiting and Motion?
Which Lean Principle is being applied when employees are encouraged to contribute ideas and improve processes?
What is Respect for People?
You identified a problem and asked "Why?" five times. The final answer points to inadequate employee training. What have you found?
What is the root cause?