TIM WOODS
Lean Six Sigma
Lean Terms
Problem Solving
Name that Principle
100

The movements of people

What is Motion

100

Automotive manufacturer that developed what we now call Lean

Who is Toyota

100

DD: Japanese word that we translate to mean continuous improvement

What is Kaizen

100

The number of problem-solving steps taught in this class

What is 8

100

Determining what is of value to the customer

What is Specify Value

200

DD: Failure to use the time and talents of people

What is Skills

200

CTQ

What is Critical to quality

200

DD: Japanese word that means the place of actual work

What is Gemba

200

A clear, concise statement of what happened and the effect of it happening

What is Problem statement

200

The smooth movement of products along the value stream

What is Flow

300

Generating more than is needed right now

What is over-production

300

DD: Four step process to achieve higher performance normally used in Lean organizations, also known as the Deming Cycle

What is PDCA

300

The Japanese word for waste

What is Muda

300

DD: SMART

What is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-bound

300

The complete elimination of waste along the entire value stream

What is Perfection

400

Idle time created when material, information, people, or equipment is not ready

What is Waiting

400

Tool used in pull system to signal re-ordering or replenishment

What is Kanban

400

VOC

What is Voice of the customer

400

The format where entire project is captured on one 11x17 sheet of paper

What is an A3

400

DD: Not producing until signaled by down-stream customer

What is Pull

500

Work that contains errors, rework, mistakes, or lack something necessary

What is Defects

500

A Green belt uses this tool to convert abstract customer requirements into measurable attributes

What is CTQ tree

500

WIP

What is Work in process

500

Tool used to determine scope of project

What is SIPOC

500

Everything that goes into creating and delivering value to the end customer

What is Value Stream