Nature of the lean environment
The Term ____ production environment was coined by james womack
Lean
What does TPS stand for
Toyota Production Sysem
what does a lean environment aggressively attack
Waste
The legacy of Shigeo Shingo is manufacturing systems can be designed and that traditional tools of industrial engineering can be used to evaluate and improve a _____ environment
Lean
Many of the ideas developed at totyota and included in the manuactering systems are considered to be part of TQM
Employee evolvement
Quality circles
suggestion system
100% screening
Team Concepts
The Concept of a lean environment requires taking an aggressive management approach to improve _____
Performance
what system did the big 3 automotive manufacturers switch their production systems to
Toyota production system (TPS)
What are the Four major success factors apparent in companies that become lean
Preparing and motivating
Roles in the change process
Methodologies for change
Environment for change
what does PDCA stand for
Plan Do Check Act
____ is an innovation in methodology for determining and reducing variation in a process
Six Sigma
What word is TPS interchangeable with
Lean manufacturing
Total Quality Management
six sigma is developed by and advanced by who
Motorola
GE
to increase quality and production
Who was was Japanese Time and Motion study expert toyota welcomed
Marvin Mundel