Types of Waste
Storing large batches of parts that may not be used soon.
What is inventory?
Not involving shop floor workers in problem-solving is and example.
What is non-utilized talent?
Continuos improvement involving everyone in the organization.
What is Kaizen?
Understand what customers truly need and focus on what adds value
What is identify value?
A lean tool that reduses waste by rearranging a production process to reduce time, labor, and other resources.
What is lean layout?
Producing more than needed, such as making too many brackets for an order.
What is overproduction?
Workers walking long distances to retrieve tools is an example.
motion
A method for organizing and maintaining the workplace.
What is Five (S)- Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize and Sustain.
Analyze all steps in the process to identify and eliminate waste.
What is map the value stream?
A Japanese term meaning "the real place"?
What is Gemba?
Making parts that don't meet qualtiy standards, leading to rework.
What are defects?
Moving finished parts between departments unnecessarily.
What is transportation?
A visual scheduling system( for example a card )for just in time productions.
What is Kanban?
Ensure that the production steps flow smoothly without interuptions.
What is create flow?
A point is the process where the work slows down because it can't handle as much as the steps before or after it.
What is a bottleneck?
Polishing a part more than necessary for its function is an example.
What is extra processing?
What does DOWNTIME stand for?
A visual control system to alert workers to a problem, allowing for immediate action or assistance
What is Andon?
Only produce what is needed, when it's needed, to avoid overproduction.
What is "Establish Pull"?
The time it takes to complete one unit of work from start to finish.
What is cycle time?
Machine operators waiting for parts due to supply delays is an example.
What is waiting?
The Japanese word for waste
What is muda?
A strategy to improve efficiency by receiving goods only as they are needed in the production process.
What is Just-In-Time?
Continuously improve processes through feedback and innovation.
What is "Seek Perfection"?
A set way of doing a job tha is the best known method. Everon follows it to make work safer, faster, and more consistent.
What is standard work?