Lean production Flashcards

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What is Lean production?

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Lean production unnecessary steps to increase and productivity and reduce costs

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What are examples of Lean production?

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Cell production
Kaizen
Just in time
Time based management

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What is Just in time?

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Goods are ordered when is needed.

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How to successfully implement Just-in time

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Supplier relations
Customer relations
Employer involvement
Kanban
Management understanding

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Benefits of Just-In-Time

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Reduces Lead time
Reduces inventory costs(Security, Rent, Staff wages)
Reduces Inventory
Consistent quality
Cash flow improves
Reduction of obsolete goods

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Drawbacks of Just-in-Time

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Cant be ordered 24/7
Too much demand cant fulfill order
suppliers must meet demand
No room for error

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What is Kaizen?

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Continous improvement
Making small steps for a big change

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Advantages of kaizen ?

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Less resistance
waste reduction
Improved morale and teamwork
Increased customer retention
Improved quality

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Disadvantages of Kaizen?

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(Theory X not good for)
not perfect for every organisation

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What is cell Production?

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workers organised in multi-skilled teams responsible for a big project.

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Cell production benefits

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Improved communication
Multi-skilled
More adaptable (Shiftable changeable)
Greater worker motivation
Quality improvement

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cell production disadvantages

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Company culture has to encourage trust and participation
Allocation of workers
May not yield enough resources

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Simultaneous engineering?

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Allows innovation faster

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Time-based management ?

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effective management of resources to ensure unproductive time is eliminated from the production process

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