3H - Lean Management

Question 1

Lean management

Answer 1

is the process of systematically reducing waste in all areas of a business’s operations system whilst simultaneously improving customer value.

Question 2

Pull

Answer 2

is a lean management strategy that involves customers determining the number of products a business should produce for sale.

Question 3

One-piece flow

Answer 3

is a lean management strategy that involves processing a product individually through a stage of production and passing it onto the next stage of production before processing the next product, continuing this process throughout all stages of production.

Question 4

Takt

Answer 4

is a lean management strategy that involves synchronising the steps of a business’s operations system to meet customer demand.

Question 5

Zero defects

Answer 5

is a lean management strategy that involves a business preventing errors from occurring in the operations system by ensuring there is an ongoing attitude of maintaining a high standard of quality for the final output.