Name that "S"
Lean Tools
6S
More Lean tools / other
Action Plan / other
100

Keep only what is necessary

What is Sort

100

Agreed set of work procedures

What is Standard Work

100

Ergonomics falls under this "S"

What is Safety

100

DD: Japanese term for a mistake proofing device

What is Poka-Yoke

100

DD: Tool used to prioritize action items using impact and effort analysis

What is PICK Chart

200

A place for everything and everything in its place

What is Straighten

200

DD: Tool used for storage of high use items that cannot be stored at point of use

What is Supermarket

200

DD: Used to identify equipment or materials that will be disposed of at a later date

What is a Red Tag

200

Two categories of activities when analyzing a process for quick changeover

What is Internal & External

200

To create accountability action plans always include this next to the action item

What is a name

300

DD: Establishing a recurring 3S routine

What is Standardize

300

One of the two components of visual management where the purpose is to drive the behaviors of people

What is Visual Control

300

Keys to sustainment of 6S are the workcenter sign, daily inspections and most importantly this? 

Leadership audits

300

These are known as the core four metrics and can be applied to any process

What is Cost, quality, delivery, and safety

300

DD: He was a key person with Toyota and formalized both Poka Yoke and SMED

Who is Shingo

400

To clean and inspect

What is Shine

400

Triple*DD: Japanese word for load leveling

What is Heijunka

400

The place where "Red Tagged" items are brought and stored

What is Red Square

400

DD: What the acronym SMED stands for

What is Single minute exchange of dies

400

Inventory replenishment by individual using a set schedule, replenishing used parts or materials

What is a milk run

500

Long term implementation of 5S system

What is Sustain

500

A visual management tool that is critical to signal upstream functions in order to create pull

What is Kanban

500

Concept for placing materials, tools, and information where it is used

What is POU (point of use)

500

Usually formed in a U-Shape, this tool puts people, materials, and information close together

What is work cells or cell designs

500

A type of VSM that is an attainable vision to be accomplished in the coming weeks

What is Future state map

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