Lean production Flashcards
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What is lean production ?
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Involves employees implementing practises to help meet the demand for the customer
Looks at how waste can be reduced
2
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What is time based competition ?
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Reducing the time between the generation of the idea and it getting to production , using CAD and CAM
This saves time to build prototypes
3
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What is total quality management ?
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Efficient use of factors of production - all employees are responsible for the wellbeing of the business
Aims to prevent mistakes rather than inspecting mistakes
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