Lean Concepts
A lean concept that we try to work on every day in order to reduce RMA's.
What is improving quality?
Unnecessary wait times between production steps
What is waiting?
Based on the scientific method, the PDCA cycle is a technique for change management comprised of proposing, adopting, measuring, and acting on a change to a process.
What is Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle?
Determining which workplace tools are and aren’t needed
What is Sort?
A lean concept that reduces the time it takes to get the product into the customer's hands.
What is reducing lead time?
Producing a supply that exceeds customer demand
What is overproduction?
This method condenses all project information onto a single sheet of paper. It includes sections for noting the current conditions and root-cause analysis of a problem and more.
What is A3 problem-solving template?
Arranging items into their optimal places
What is Set in Order?
It was born in Toyota Japan
Where Lean Manufacturing was born ?
Excessive levels of work-in-progress inventory
What is inventory?
This is a powerful tool for solving problems – simply start with the issue at hand, and ask “why” until you determine the root cause.
What is 5 Whys?
Cleaning, inspecting and maintaining the workspace
What is Shine?
The lean concept referring to getting rid of anything and everything that does not add value from the perspective of your customer.
What is eliminating or reducing waste?
To produce parts and then scrap (not able to sell)
What is "defect" ?
Also known as “error proofing,” it is a Japanese term referring to any mechanism in a process or product that helps a person prevent mistakes.
What is Poka-yoke?
Create standards that ensure repetition and consistency
What is standardize?