Ch 14 Final Review Flashcards
A flexible system of operation that uses considerably less resources than a traditional system
Lean operation
Achieve a system that matches supply to customer demand; supply is synchronized to meet customer demand in a smooth uninterrupted flow
Goal of Lean Operations
One that achieves a smooth, rapid flow of materials and/or work through the system
Balanced system
A manufacturing or service unit consisting of a number of workstations and the materials transport mechanisms and storage buffers that interconnect them
Lean Manufacturing Cells
What are three supporting goals of lean operations?
1) Eliminate disruptions
2) Make system flexible
3) Eliminate waste
How do you improve waste?
Kaizen
What are the four building blocks for lean operations?
1) Product design
2) Process design
3) Personnel/Organizational elements
4) Manufacturing planning and control
What is the ideal lot size?
1
A system for reducing changeover time
Single minute exchange of die (SMED)
Automation detection of defects during production
Automation (jidoka)
The cycle time needed to match customer demand for final product
Takt time
Building safeguards into a process to reduce or eliminate the potential for errors
Poka-yoke (Fail Safeing)
Well trained and motivated workers are the heart of the lean system
Workers as assets
Parts of a process and operate a variety of machines
Cross-trained workers
Allocation of overhead to specific jobs based on their percentage of activities
Activity-based costing
