Problem Solving
What does the acronym TAGS abbreviate?
Trend, actual, gap, standard
What term is used to describe moving one unit at a time through the process without batching, so work progresses smoothly step to step
Flow
What is the name for the process that creates a clean, organized, and visual workplace where problems are easy to see and fix
5S
What are all the process steps, including both value and non-value add, required to transform a product/service into something a customer will pay for?
A Value Stream
What are the 4 main steps in problem solving
Define, analysis, countermeasure, sustain
What is a system where production is based on actual customer demand (consumption) rather than forecasted demand.
Pull
What 5S step means to separate - based on what the operation needs versus what is not needed
Sort (Seri)
What is the first step of a value stream analysis
Complete a PQPR
What type of problem is it when a previous standard or goal is no longer being met
Caused Problem
What is the formula for "Takt time"
Available Time / Demand
What 5S step means to sequence - place what is utiilized in the sequence of use
Set (Seiton)
What does acronym PQPR abbreviate?
Product Quantity Process Routing
In the "Pareto Principle", what % of results come from ~20% of the effort
80% (approx ok)
What is the name of a visual system that drives supply execution based on what is pulled by the consumer
Kanban
What are the names of the 5S processes in English - There are 5 and they start with S
Sort, Set, Shine, Standardize, Sustain.
Name 4 of the 8 types of waste
Defects. Overproduction, Waiting, Non-utilized talent, Transportation, Inventory, Motion, Extra Processing.
What is the order of problem solving hierarchy at GE
Daily Mgmt, APPS, Structured PSR, Kaizen, HK
Name two types of waste that flow helps reduce
waiting and inventory
What is the standard color for shop stairs and mezzanine railings
Yellow (Specifically Rust-Oleum Enamel Safety Yellow, Gloss…this detail not required but interesting fact)
What deliverable defines and enables transformation from the current state VSM to the future state VSM
Kaizen Road Map