Lean
8 Wastes
Gemba and Idea Boards
More Lean
100
The fundamental reason we reduce waste in our processes.
What is to 'increase velocity and capacity'?
100
What is overproduction? What is Inventory? What is waiting?
100
Board that display metrics and identify waste/barriers
What is a Gemba Board?
100
Rules to follow when solving Lean problems
What are the 5 Rules
200
The words behind the acronymn: PDSA
What is 'Plan, Do, Study, Adjust'?
200
A Parasitology Tech who picks up samples from PSM
What is Underutilized Human Potential?
200
Board that tracks employee ideas from submission through implementation
What is an Idea Board?
200
Is it safe? Does everyone who needs to know, know? and Can it be Undone?
What are the three questions to ask before trying something?
300
An activity that does not add value to the sample.
What is waste?
300
Searching for samples in the cold room
What is motion?
300
Person responsible for implementing a submitted idea
Who is a tech? Who is the submitter? (anything that doesn't have manager/supervisor in the answer)
300
One to Three Day problem solving event
What is an RIE?
400
An activity that changes the fit, form, or function of a sample.
What is 'Value Added'?
400
Walking samples from one department to another department
What is Transportation?
400
On an idea board, there is a section for ideas that can't be worked on right now but don't want to be forgotten
What is a 'Parking Lot'?
400
The name of the circle you (metaphorically) stand in to observe process
What is an Ohno circle?
500
Defect Free, Batch Size of One, Delivered Immediately
What is 'The Ideal State' of Lean?
500
Workarounds
What is Overprocessing?
500
Make Problems and Progress visible
What is the purpose of a Gemba Board?
500
The person who knows best how to solve problems and eliminate waste in their process.
Who is the person working the process? (Or anything similar)