Kaizen Event Basics
Wastes
5S
Dynamic Kanban (DK)
Kaizen Basics
100

Single document that lists all details of a kaizen event

What is Kaizen Charter

100

Acronym for identifying the 8 wastes.

What is Down Time or Tim Woods

100

Removing unneeded tools, materials & clutter from work area.

What is Simplify or Sort

100

ADU stands for....

What is Average Daily Usage

100

This role of a kaizen event has a higher knowledge of the FBS tool and is able to provide guidance to the team and helps remove roadblocks.

What is Facilitator

200

Role of a kaizen event that has a higher level of knowledge on the FBS tool and is able to provide guidance to the team to help remove roadblocks

What is Facilitator

200

The "I" in Down Time

What is Inventory

200
System to disposition unneeded items.

What is Red Tagging

200

Replenish only what has been consumed & visual control of all resources are examples of what? 

What is a Pull System

200

Single document that lists all details of a kaizen event.

What is Kaizen Charter

300

Team based continuous improvement process that utilizes FBS tools to quickly eliminate waste & standardize the resulting process at gemba

What is kaizen event

300

Wastes identified by completing a spaghetti diagram.

What is Motion

300

Most difficult "S" in 5S.

What is Sustain

300

Time from signal to bin replenished.

What is Lead Time

300

Team based continuous improvement process that utilizes FBS tools to quickly eliminate wastes & standardize the resulting process at Gemba. Generally takes 4-5 days to complete. 

What is Kaizen Event

400

Fill in the blank.

Don't let ________ get in the way of better

What is perfect

400

NVA stands for....

What is Non-Value Added

400

"Make it visual" is which "S".

What is Stabilize

400

Right sized inventory, support flow at customer takt & reduce risk of errors are all objectives of what? 

What is Dynamic Kanban

400

Fill in the blank. 

Don't let _______ get in the way of better. 

What is Perfect

500

Japanese term for waste

What is Muda

500

Name 5 of the 8 Wastes.

What are Defects, Over-Production, Waiting, Non-utilized Talent, Transportation, Inventory, Motion, Extra-Processing

500

Sometimes referred to as the 6th "S".

What is Safety

500

Fill in the blank. 

KB = Daily Usage*(Lead Time+_______)/Kanban Qty+1

What is Safety Stock

500

Japanese term for waste

What is Muda

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