Lean Enterprise Flashcards
Categories of waste
Over production Waiting Transportation Defects Inventory Motion Extra processing
Types of production
Project - one of a kind
Job shops - low volume and high variety of goods and services
Batch processes - med volume but job shop flexibility using rep techniques
Assembly line - high volume with low variety of goods
Continuous processes - very high volume with very low variety
Flow map
Record movement of feet
Don’t overlap lines
Lean goals
Eliminate waste
Reduce set up time
Eliminate tasks
Move online tasks to offline
Make task easier/quicker
Set up time broken down two categories
Online tasks / internal activities - tasks done while machine is down between production runs
Offline/ external activities - tasks done while machine in production get ready for next setup
5 S’s workplace organization
Sort Straighten Shine Standardize Sustain
Inventory control
Just in time implies required inventory arrive just when needed
Items are pulled through systems by internal or external customer
Kanban used as a signal to replenish items
