Theory of Constraints
The goal of companies
What is to make a profit
DD: Document created at beginning of project that formally authorizes it
What is a charter
Illustration used to describe machine failure rates when equipment is new and when it is old
What is bathtub curve
DD: The big picture steps needed to transform inputs into outputs
What is Process
Also known as Poka-Yoke
What is mistake proofing
DD: Type of accounting used in TOC
What is Throughput
DD: The triple constraints
What is time, cost and scope
DD: Placing responsibility for routine maintenance in the hands of operators
What is autonomous maintenance
The category of operations step defined as "work that must happen to create output"
What is Principle
Also known as Heijunka
What is Leveling
Type of constraint that is not physical, rather it is the measures, methods, rules, and mindsets
What is policy
DD: The law that states "work expands to fill the time available"
What is Parkinson's Law
DD: Type of loss present when defects happen during steady-state production. Could be sporadic or chronic
What is Quality loss
DD: The Japanese word for parallel operations (not the sushi)
What is Nagara
Also known as Muda
What is waste
DD: Type of plant that makes many final products from one raw material
What is V-plant
Applying TOC to the management of projects across the enterprise
What is Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM)
OEE when indexes are .94, .91 and .88
What is 75%
If process cycle efficiency (PCE) is 17%, what is the percentage of waste
What is 83%
3DD: Also known as the five principles of Lean
What is Value, value stream, flow, pull, perfection
Conflict resolution tool used in TOC organizations
What is evaporating cloud
The "backwards pass" calculates this, which is a resource for the project manager
What is slack or float
The last phase of TPM when we establish replacement intervals
What is Proactive maintenance
The four categories of process steps
PITS - Processing, Inspection, Transportation, Storage
Also known as FMEA
What is Failure mode and effects analysis