Lean Culture
8 Wastes/5 Rules
Gemba Boards/
Ideas Boards
Ideas Boards
Standard Work
Ohno Circles/
Gemba Walks
Gemba Walks
100
The acronym/scientific method used for continuous improvement
What is PDSA (Plan, Do, Study, Act)
100
Idle time for equipment, material, people, or information
What is waiting?
100
The board that displays metrics and identify waste/barriers
What is a Gemba board?
100
The acronym used for standard work, similar to the acronym/scientific method used for continuous improvement
What is SDSA (standardize, do, study, adjust)?
100
This go see technique is always done with silent observation
What is an Ohno Circle?
200
This fundamental Lean Principle (one of five) is demonstrated when you discuss successes, failures, and lessons learned
What is Reflection?
200
Rule #2: All work shall be highly specified as to content, sequence, timing, and outcome ; emphasizes this aspect of Lean
What is standard work?
200
The board that tracks employee ideas from submission through implementation
What is an Ideas board?
200
Technical steps needed to change fit, form, function of the sample are found in this
What is a standard operating procedure (SOP)?
200
This go see technique always follows a workflow or value-stream looking for waste and barriers
What is a Gemba walk?
300
This fundamental Lean Principle (one of five) is demonstrated when you identify non-value added activities that can addressed with Kaizens or RIEs
What is Intolerance of Waste?
300
Searching for documents on content server or your personal drive represents this waste category
What is motion?
300
The person(s) on the team responsible for facilitating a Gemba board meeting
Who is everyone except the manager or supervisor?
300
Materials, resources, and information needed for a process, are parts of which component of a SIPOC?
What is Inputs?
300
During a Gemba walk you are walking a process and engaging with team members by asking questions and looking for this in the process?
What is waste and barriers?
400
This visual represents this cultural aspect of Lean 
What is the culture of waste elimination?
400
Rule #4: The pathway for every product and service must be simple and direct ; represents this aspect of Lean
What is flow (ideal state: single piece)?
400
On an idea board, this section is for ideas that can't be worked on right now but don't want to be forgotten
What is a Parking Lot?
400
Products or services created by a process are part of which component in SIPOC?
What is outputs?
400
Ohno Circles and Gemba Walks should be performed by these team members
ANYONE
500
The result when we reduce/eliminate waste
What is increased velocity and capacity?
500
Workarounds
What is over processing?
500
Organizational pillars that help determine Gemba board metrics
What are people, quality, delivery, and cost?
500
Work is easier and safer. When standards are in place, balance between steps is easier to implement and maintain. These statements describe standard work impact on this organizational pillar.
What is People?
500
"Having no problems is the biggest problem of them all." is a famous quote said by this founder of the Toyota Production System
Who is Taiichi Ohno?