Kaizen Event Basics
Single document that lists all details of a kaizen event
What is Kaizen Charter
Acronym for identifying the 8 wastes.
What is Down Time or Tim Woods
Removing unneeded tools, materials & clutter from work area.
What is Simplify or Sort
ADU stands for....
What is Average Daily Usage
This role of a kaizen event has a higher knowledge of the FBS tool and is able to provide guidance to the team and helps remove roadblocks.
What is Facilitator
Role of a kaizen event that has a higher level of knowledge on the FBS tool and is able to provide guidance to the team to help remove roadblocks
What is Facilitator
The "I" in Down Time
What is Inventory
What is Red Tagging
Replenish only what has been consumed & visual control of all resources are examples of what?
What is a Pull System
Single document that lists all details of a kaizen event.
What is Kaizen Charter
Team based continuous improvement process that utilizes FBS tools to quickly eliminate waste & standardize the resulting process at gemba
What is kaizen event
Wastes identified by completing a spaghetti diagram.
What is Motion
Most difficult "S" in 5S.
What is Sustain
Time from signal to bin replenished.
What is Lead Time
Team based continuous improvement process that utilizes FBS tools to quickly eliminate wastes & standardize the resulting process at Gemba. Generally takes 4-5 days to complete.
What is Kaizen Event
Fill in the blank.
Don't let ________ get in the way of better
What is perfect
NVA stands for....
What is Non-Value Added
"Make it visual" is which "S".
What is Stabilize
Right sized inventory, support flow at customer takt & reduce risk of errors are all objectives of what?
What is Dynamic Kanban
Fill in the blank.
Don't let _______ get in the way of better.
What is Perfect
Japanese term for waste
What is Muda
Name 5 of the 8 Wastes.
What are Defects, Over-Production, Waiting, Non-utilized Talent, Transportation, Inventory, Motion, Extra-Processing
Sometimes referred to as the 6th "S".
What is Safety
Fill in the blank.
KB = Daily Usage*(Lead Time+_______)/Kanban Qty+1
What is Safety Stock
Japanese term for waste
What is Muda