Chapter 14 Lean supply chains

Question 1

integrated activities designed to achieve high volume, high quality production using minimal inventories of raw materials, work in process, and finished goods

Answer 1

lean production

Question 2

in the context of lean production, something for which the customer is willing to pay

Answer 2

customer value

Question 3

anything that does not add value from the customers persepctive

Answer 3

waste

Question 4

two philosophies central tot he japanese culture for toyota procution system

Answer 4

1. elimination of waste
2. respect for people

Question 5

1. waste from overproduction
2. waste of waiting time
3. transportation waste
4. inventory waste
5. processing waste
6. waste of motion
7. waste from product defects

Answer 5

types of waste
- muda means waste in japanese

Question 6

these are the value adding and non value adding activites required to design, order, and provide a product from concept to launch, order to delivery, and raw materials to customers

Answer 6

value stream

Question 7

the optimization of value adding activites and elimination of non value adding activities that are part of the value stream

Answer 7

waste reduction

Question 8

a graphical way to analyze where value is or is not being added as material flows through a process

Answer 8

value stream mapping

Question 9

japanese philosohy that focuses on continuous improvement

Answer 9

Kaizen

Question 10

value stream mapping is a tool for seeeing a process with 4 steps

Answer 10

1. identify a product family
2. draw a current state map
3. determine a future state map
4. create an implementation plan