Lean Manufacturing

Question 1

What is lean manufacturing?

Answer 1

The constant efforts to reduce waste and increase efficiency

Question 2

What is JIT manufacturing?

Answer 2

A manufacturing system that supplies stock just in time when the stock is needed

Question 3

What are the advantages of JIT?

Answer 3

• no storage costs
• products are fresher
• no overproduction
• reduces production time

Question 4

What are the disadvantages of JIT

Answer 4

• if stock is late production is delayed

- manufacturers have to rely on suppliers quality control - no time to inspect

Question 5

What is kaizen?

Answer 5

Translating to continuous improvement, kaizen is the philosophy that everything can be improved by small changes for incremental gains

Question 6

Advantages of kaizen

Answer 6

Increases efficiency and quality of production
Not expensive but very rewarding
Makes worker feel valued making them work harder
Improves communication of employees

Question 7

Disadvantages of kaizen

Answer 7

Has to be taken on by all workers or it won’t work

Question 8

What is pokayoke

Answer 8

It means mistake proofing and is used to improve products and manufacturing
The idea is to automate mundane repetitive tasks to remove human error
And increase productivity

Question 9

Advantages of Pokayoke

Answer 9

Improves quality of product by making it easier to use

Eliminates set up errors improving the products quality 
Increased safety 
Involves workers
Improves motivation of workers
Decreases set up time