Continuous Flow - ANSWER high production volume, highly standardized
commodity products
Jidoka - ANSWER automatically stopping the process when something is wrong
and then fixing the problems on the line itself as they occur
Autonomous Maintenance - ANSWER An improvement process focused on
improving the condition of a machine and then identifying, standardizing and
training on operator maintenance tasks
Andon light - ANSWER Signal for a need or problem with equipment or
process. Example of visual management
A3 document - ANSWER This helps to capture and share knowledge in a
structured way. Its commonly used as a problem-solving tool. This should also be
used as a coaching tool between a coach and a learner. Reference Managing to
Learn by John Shook.
Empowered Employees - ANSWER The heart and soul of a lean organization
according to Masaaki Imai (Gemba Kaizen)
Sort - ANSWER The first step of 5S
, Highland Park - ANSWER The Ford Factory that housed the Model T production
consensus - ANSWER A general agreement by team members. Not everyone
may fully agree with the idea but no one is openly opposed and they can "live
with it".
Goal of Hoshin Kanri - ANSWER To align the tactical actions and improvements
to the strategic objectives of the business. This is a layered process which should
be flowed from the higher level group and then down to the next level.
cross-functional team - ANSWER Employees from different areas coming
together to complete a task or solve a problem
Sequential pull system - ANSWER A type of system is used when product
variation is high and it doesn't make sense to keep an inventory of each product.
With this type of system, we control the overall inventory in the system by only
releasing when a trigger is created.
interchangeable parts - ANSWER According to Dennis (Lean Production
Simplified), the greatest enabler of mass production
Standardized Work & Jidoka - ANSWER "Separating Man from Machine"
describes the ability to have one operator run multiple machines. This is enabled
by
Standardized Work - ANSWER Route of the operator is clear and documented
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