What's the Problem?
What is the purpose of a Gemba walk?
To understand the problem and get the facts by walking the process
What are the 6S'?
Sort, set in order, shine, standardize, sustain, safety
What does Six Sigma focus on?
Reducing process variation
What does lean focus on?
Eliminating waste and creating flow
What is wrong with this problem statement?
"Reduce slips in gowning room"
Not specific, not measurable, not timely, no business impact
What is mistake proofing?
Prevention of a mistake before it happens
What is the acronym for the Six Sigma roadmap?
DMAIC
What are the lean wastes?
TIM T WOOD
Transportation, inventory, motion, talent, waiting, overprocessing, overproduction, defects
What is the tool used to breakdown the problem?
Process map
Rank the following mistake proofing methods by order of effectiveness, starting with the most effective and ending with the least effective:
Color, physical, written, design
Design, physical, color, written.
What are the 7 lean principles?
Flow, standard work, visual control / performance measures, flexibility, mistake proofing, level loading, employee engagement
How can you standardize or sustain the gains of a process?
Train employees, update documentation, set up audits and track results
Why is safety an important step of 6S and mistake-proofing?
All improvements or changes must not increase the risk or hazard to employees
In many cases, they should improve the safety of the area
Complete the following sentence: We want to maximize ________, improve _________, and _________ pure waste.
Maximize value add, improve incidental waste, eliminate pure waste.
What are the 8 steps of the A3 Template?
1 Define the problem
2 Breakdown the problem
3 Set the targets
4 Determine Root Causes
5 Develop solutions
6 Implement Solution
7 Monitor Process
8 Standardize
What key lean principle is used in the "Set in order" step of 6S?
Visual Control