Lean Management

Question 1

What is Lean management?

Answer 1

a strategy that aims to improve efficiency/effectiveness by eliminating waste and improving quality

‘lean’ means no excess, businesses will carefully analyse the production process and remove any inefficiencies that wont add value to the product

Question 2

What are the 7 wastes that Lean aims to eliminate? TIMWOOD

Answer 2

T  Transportation
I    Inventory
M  Motion
W  Waiting Time
O  Over processing
O  Overproduction
D  Defects

Question 3

Transportation LM

Answer 3

reducing unneeded movement of machinery and products in between processes

Question 4

Inventory LM

Answer 4

minimising required storage

Question 5

Motion LM

Answer 5

Decreasing unneeded movement of staff and products within the process

Question 6

Motion LM

Answer 6

Decreasing unneeded movement of staff and products within the process

Question 7

Waiting Time LM

Answer 7

removing any wasted/idle time between stages and processes

Question 8

Overprocessing LM

Answer 8

Not adding unnecessary value to a product than customers are happy with

Question 9

Overproduction LM

Answer 9

not making any more than is required or making it earlier than needed

Question 10

Overproduction LM

Answer 10

not making any more than is required or making it earlier than needed

Question 11

Defects LM

Answer 11

reducing errors that take time to fix