Wastes
Lean Conversion
Kaizen Basics
5S
Dynamic Kanban (DK)
100

Acronym for identifying the 8 wastes.

What is Down Time or Tim Woods

100

Establishes the best demonstrated way to do a set of tasks

What is Standard Work

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

100

Removing unneeded tools, materials & clutter from work area.

What is Simplify or Sort

100

ADU stands for....

What is Average Daily Usage

200

The "I" in Down Time

What is Inventory

200
The amount of real time it takes to complete a product or service.

What is Process Time or Cycle Time

200

Single document that lists all details of a kaizen event.

What is Kaizen Charter

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

300

Wastes identified by completing a spaghetti diagram.

What is Motion

300

Fill in the blank. 

______ = Available Time / Customer Demand

What is Takt 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

300

Most difficult "S" in 5S.

What is Sustain

300

Time from signal to bin replenished.

What is Lead Time

400

NVA stands for....

What is Non-Value Added

400

Document showing operator placement in cell, process steps with times, operator balancing and production goals

What is Playbook

400

Fill in the blank. 

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

What is Perfect

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

500

Name 5 of the 8 Wastes.

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

500

Name 1 aspect of a Lean cell

What are Flow, Standard Work (playbooks), Inventory at Point-of-Use, Pull System, DM/Scorecard, U-Shaped flowing in counterclockwise motion, Inventory replenished via Kanban

500

Japanese term for waste

What is Muda

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

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