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What is lean?
Elimination of waste
waste
Methodology
Lean Tools
5S
8 W(Wastes)
Kanban
SingleMinute Exchange of Die(SMED)
Takt Time
Throughput Time
Poka Yoke
Kaizen Blitz/events
TPM
Five S
Seiri(Sort)
Separate necessary from unnecessary including tools, parts, paper work
Seiton(Straighten)
- Arrange the necessary items neatly and provide visual ques to where
items should be placed
Seiso(Sweep)
Clean the work area
Seiketsu(Standardise)
Standardise the first 3 S so that cleanliness is mintained
Shitsuke(Sustain)
Ensure that the first 4 S continued to be performed on regular basis
8 W-wastes(muda) types
Transportation
Over production
Inventory
Over processing
Motion
Defects
Waiting
Standard lacking
Inconsistent performance
measures
Ineffective production
planning
Lack of workplace
organization
Poor supply
quality/reliability
Poka-Yoke(Mistake Proofing)
An approach for mistake proofing processes using automatic
Standardized work
Written documentation of the way in which each step in a
Takt Time
The speed with which customers must be served to satisfy
includes:
Queue time
Waiting time
Transport time
Actual processing time
this activity
Non value added steps:
- Necessary (required for business operation)
- Unneccessary
Cellular Manufacturing
Work cells are central to the idea of one piece flow
Ideally these work cells focus on a low range of similar
products
Product continually moves around the cell to each operation
until complete at the end of the u- this optimizes flow from
one station to the next
HEIJUNKA
Heijunka- make flat and level; eliminate variation in volume